The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was based in Lebanon for a significant period of time (1960s-1982), using their set-up in the country to expand as an organization, gathering …

The withdrawal of PLO forces effectively ended its strong presence in Lebanon, marking a significant turning point in the Lebanese Civil War and in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

After Black September, the Cairo Agreement led the PLO to establish itself in Lebanon. In the late 1960s, and especially after the expulsion of the Palestinian militants from Jordan in Black …

Mar 7, 2025 · Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), umbrella political organization claiming to represent the world’s Palestinians —those Arabs, and their descendants, who lived in …

Dec 31, 2023 · Israel invaded south Lebanon in a bid to drive PLO fighters north of the Litani river. The fighting killed 1,000 Lebanese and Palestinians - the bulk of whom were civilians - and 18 …

Jan 6, 2024 · Through the 1970s, leaders of the PLO and its factions based in Lebanon were repeated targets of Israeli assassination attempts. How deeply did its influence reach?

The leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has left his Beirut headquarters after more than a decade. Yasser Arafat has been forced out of Lebanon following the Israeli...

May 7, 2018 · In 1971, the PLO was forced to relocate from Jordan, shifting its headquarters to Lebanon. While in Lebanon, factions within the PLO began to neglect Israeli military target …

Jul 28, 2009 · Al Jazeera’s six-part series on the history of the PLO tells the turbulent story of the Palestinian struggle for a national home. In the following account, Spencer Osberg looks at the …

The PLO and the bulk of the Palestinian population in Lebanon managed to emerge from the civil war battered but intact, despite their precarious military position.