Israeli Onslaught Wipes Out Syrian Missiles in Lebanon

摘要

(JED) — On June 9,1982, the Tsrael Defense Force (IDF) launched Operation Peace for Galilee, a massive attack on Syrian positions in the Beka'a Valley in Lebanon, the primary goal of which was to eliminate Syrian surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) in the region. The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) had entrenched itself in southern Lebanon and launched several attacks on Israeli civilians in Galilee, along Israel's northern border. Syria had been massing its forces — including SAMs, tanks, and an estimated 30,000 troops — in the Beka'a Valley and in Beirut to counter Israeli strikes against the PLO.