battle, notable, Cold War

1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon

Name: 1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon
Location: Beirut, Lebanon

1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon was a battle fought in 1973 at Beirut, in what is now Lebanon. It was part of Operation Wrath of God, which ran from 1972 to 1973. The recorded result: IDF special forces achieved their objective.

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Fought1973

WhereBeirut, Lebanon33.900N, 35.530E

OutcomeIDF special forces achieved their objective

BelligerentsIsraelagainstPLO; PFLP

Casualties and losses2 killedand50+ killed

Part ofOperation Wrath of God1972 to 1973

Record

Date	1973 (year precision) to 10 April 1973
Place	Beirut, Lebanon 33.900N, 35.530E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	2 killed	50+ killed; 3 Lebanese policemen and 4 civilians killed
Commanders	Emmanuel Shaked Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Ehud Barak Amos Yaron	Yasser Arafat Kamal Adwan Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Beirut 1912, 2.1 km SW
Battle of the Hotels 1976, 2.8 km W
Siege of Beirut 1982, 3.0 km SW
Siege of Sidon 1110, 40 km S
Battle of Sidon 1941, 40 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1912 and 1982.

Elsewhere in 1973

1973 Israeli raid on Lebanon is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q654777, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article 1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon, revision 1381023022, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.