History GCSE
Operation Peace for Galilee
What Operation Peace for Galilee means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Operation Peace for Galilee
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The name given to Israel's full-scale invasion of Lebanon in June 1982, launched after the attempted assassination of the Israeli ambassador in London.
Topics that use Operation Peace for Galilee
- Option P5: Key topic 3: Attempts at a solution, 1974–95 - 2 The Palestinian issue (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- First Palestinian Intifada
- grassroots uprising
- occupied territories
- Oslo Accords
- PLO
- Sabra and Shatila massacres
- Hezbollah
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