Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
- 500,000 Palestinian refugees living in south Lebanon conduct terrorist attacks on Israel (PLO)
- Israel invades Lebanon as far as Beirut in 1982
- Multinational force sent in to restore order (PLO women are massacred)
- Syria invades in 1987
- PLO eventually agrees to withdraw
- 1991 a cease fire was signed although Syrian troops remained in Lebanon
Summary
Palestinians refugees who are living in the south of Lebanon begin conducting terrorist attacks on Israel. These people are part of the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization).