BREAKDOWN OF EVENTS IN LEBANON ON 4 & 5 JUNE 1982

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00148R000300790035-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 28, 2007
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: June 4, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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Breakdown of events in Lebanon on 4 & 5 June 1982
Israeli aircraft bombed Palestinian
refugee camps at Sabra, Shatila and Burj
Al Barajneh as well as targets in the
heavily Palestinian populated Fakhrani
District on southwestern outskirts of
Beirut. (U)
Israeli aircraft also attacked Fatah
combat training school and ammunition
depot located at Beirut sports stadium.
(U)
Raids on Beirut prompted Palestinians to
respond by shelling settlements inside
the Israeli northern border in region of
Galilee panhandle and western Galilee.
(U)
Following the rocket attacks, the
Israelis launched a second round of
airstrikes, this time against Palestinian
artillery and rocket positions in
southern Lebanon. (U)
Israelis also returned artillery fire
from inside Israel, shelling targets near
An-Nabatiyah, Az-Zahran-i and Tyre. (U)
Cross-border fighting continued during
the night. (U)
During early morning hours, in response
to sporadic rocket attacks, on Qiryat
Shimona, Israelis resumed artillery
activity and air strikes. They hit PLO
positions in An-Nabatiyah, Tyre and
Damur. (U)
Subsequently, Israeli aircraft launched
attacks on PLO targets in areas of Sidon,
Beaufort Castle, and the Arnun plateau in
Southern Lebanon. (U)
Palestinians resumed shelling of Galilee
panhandle, which continued into early
hours of 6 June. (U)
PLO also shelled Lebanese towns of
Marjiyun and Qulayah, where Israeli army
and Christian militias had positioned
artillery batteries. (U)
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