Lebanon Civil War 1976 | The Agony of Lebanon | This Week | 1976

Lebanon went from a great 1st world country to one of the poorest nations in the world , my grandpa was a sailor and told me stories on when he visited in the 60's and on how impressed he was with all the riches in the country.

Meanwhile Lebanon was booming that time, Dubai people were riding camels and living in tents, Turks couldn't speak any other language, Singapore was corrupted. Too bad Lebanese people didn't knw the treasure they had !

0:02 he says:” you donkey what are you shooting at”😂😂

To quote my grandfather "Anyone who had the money or brains to get out, did so a long time ago" May God save Lebanon

I’ve studied a lot of the Middle East’s wars in the 20th century, and this one is honestly one of the worst. I thought I was prepared for anything after reading about Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. But this one got to me, reading about this one one shook me to my core.

Important to keep these pictures alive. Young ppl must learn from history.

My dad turned 18 when the war started and served in the Lebanese army during this time. It's surreal to watch footage knowing my family were living such a hard life in a country they loved so much. I was in Lebanon when the protests started and it's great to see the new generations of Lebanese working together to protest for a better life. I'll never forget it.

True in 1976 and true today in 2019. Same problems, corruption, class divide, poverty, feudalism, religious divide.

Instead of fighting about which religion started the war and who won, why don't we unite together, as Lebanese, for a better Lebanon? A country were people can live together no matter their religion and beliefs. God bless and protect Lebanon and all Lebanese❤

Has to be one of the most confusing civil wars ever.

Regardless of what has been said about this civil war , the fact remains that it was the Lebanese people , of different parties , militias , and groups , who fought each other and destroyed their country . Although that civil war stopped in the Lebanese field 25 years ago , Lebanon still suffers painfully from its horrible consequences .

0:02 "ya 7mar 3a shu 3am bet2awes" LOOL

The Arab Muslim world had a gem that they could branch off of called Lebanon.. but their 5th century thinking threw it in the gutter.. Christian Lebanon was the best thing that ever happened to that region...

14:36 You know things are getting serious when a lady’s hairdresser and a handbag maker are taking arms to fight.

I remember seeing this conflict on the news as a little kid. It's never really stopped. I feel there's no hope for humanity alas.

That doctor seemed like a really good guy

After 34 years from the start of the Lebanese civil war, Lebanon is still suffering from the effects of it starting from the separation of Lebanese people into towns according to their religion because two groups of people from different religions can’t live together, to the indifference regarding the elections because the same delegates are being elected, and that is due to the stupidity of most of the people who are choosing the same people for another 4 years, then after the elections they start to nag about the same things.

Anyone after Beirut massive explosion?

Lubnan is such a beautiful country with a friendly and open-minded people (as long as people stay away from religous-ethnic-politicall disunion). So, please, in the name of your love-for-life, stay united and preserve peace.

I researched what led to the war and this is what I found The PLO moved its primary base of operations to Beirut in the early 1970s, after Black September in Jordan. The presence of Palestinian forces was one of the main reasons that led to a Christian-Muslim conflict in Lebanon in 1975–1976 which ended with the occupation of Lebanon by peace-keeping forces from several Arab countries[citation needed], including Syria. Over the next few years, the Syrians and the PLO gained power in Lebanon, surpassing the ability of the official Lebanese government to curtail or control their actions. Throughout this time, artillery and rocket attacks were launched against Israel. Israel bombed targets in Lebanon and in 1978 launched a military invasion in to Southern Lebanon codenamed "Operation Litani". In 1978, and again in 1981 and early 1982, the United Nations sponsored a cease-fire, and Israeli troops were withdrawn. In 1982 Israel re-invaded Lebanon following the attempted assassination of its ambassador in London, despite being aware that the attack had been carried out by the Abu Nidal faction, which was at war with Arafat's PLO. The architect of the war, Ariel Sharon (then Defense Minister), presented it to the Israeli government as a limited incursion into Southern Lebanon but took his troops to Beirut. The invasion was code-named "Operation Pines" or "Peace for Galilee", and was intended to weaken or evict the PLO and impose Bachir Gemayel, head of the Christian Phalange party, as President of Lebanon in order to get Lebanon to sign a peace treaty with Israel and bring the country into Israel's sphere of influence. This plan failed when Gemayel was assassinated not long after being elected President by the Lebanese parliament under Israeli pressure. The Israeli forces invaded in a three-pronged attack. One group moved along the coastal road to Beirut, another aimed at cutting the main Beirut-Damascus road, and the third moved up along the Lebanon-Syria border, hoping to block Syrian reinforcements or interference. By the 11th of June, Israel had gained air superiority after shooting down a number of Syrian aircraft; Syria called for a cease-fire, and the majority of PLO guerrillas fled Tyre, Sidon, and other areas for Beirut.