A Palestinian soldier bids farewell to a relative at the Beirut harbor as PLO troops depart for Cyprus. During the Lebanon War of 1982, Arafat and PLO forces were trapped in Beirut as Israeli Defen (...)
se Forces encircled and bombed the city for 70 days. After Lebanese leaders petitioned the PLO to leave the city, Arafat negotiated a Palestinian evacuation of Beirut through talks with U.S Ambassador Philip Habib. On August 21, multinational forces arrived in Beirut to provide protection for the exodus, which was completed by September 1. Lebanon. August 27, 1982. © Gilles Peress / Magnum Photos
On September 16, 1982, members of the Kataeb Lebanese Phalangist militia attacked the Palestinian Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, massacring at least 1,500 people. Palestinian families mourn relat (...)
ives killed by Christian militia at the Sabra and Shatila camps. Beirut, Lebanon. 1982. © Chris Steele-Perkins / Magnum Photos