Hey there, Future Historian! Let's embark on a journey to 1982, where Operation Peace for Galilee took place. Fasten your seat belts, we're going back in time!

• Israel planned to invade Lebanon (again! They had done so in 1978 too).

• They just needed an excuse, which came when some Palestinians tried to off the Israeli ambassador in London.

• Important note: These attackers weren't BFFs with Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian leader. But Israel didn't care.

• Israel went all out

  • 👥 170,000 troops

  • 🚚 3,500 tanks

  • ✈️ 600 fighter planes

• The United Nations' peacekeepers? Well, imagine trying to stop a tsunami with a surfboard. Impossible!

• Outcome? Israel was very successful in crushing the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) forces.

• But, and this is a big but, a massive number of civilians got caught in the crossfire.

  • Thousands died

  • Hundreds of thousands lost their homes

• Ariel Sharon, Israel's Defence Minister, had said the plan was:

  • Kick out Palestinian forces

  • Smash their bases

  • Create a 40-km "No-Palestinians-Allowed" zone in southern Lebanon

• But Ariel had bigger dreams! The Israelis surrounded Beirut, cutting off food, water, and blasting the PLO bases which, unfortunately, were in crowded neighborhoods.

  • Picture this: Beirut was being bombarded from all sides, every day, for two months.

  • On the worst day, 127 air raids took place. Talk about a bad day at the office!