15 September 1982
●The Israeli army occupies West Beirut
Beirut & suburbs#Israel–Lebanon
PartiesIsrael / IDFNational Movement / LeftPLO / Fatah
On 15 September 1982, the day after the assassination of Bachir Gemayel, the Israeli army entered West Beirut in breach of the PLO departure agreement and surrounded the camps; the next day the Lebanese Forces entered Sabra and Shatila.