Battle of Jezzine
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The Battle of Jezzine was a key engagement during Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, in which Israeli forces fought to secure the strategic town of Jezzine from Syrian and allied forces.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Jezzine canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Israel Defense Forces
ⓘ
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ Syrian-allied forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Israeli advance into central Lebanon in 1982 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Israel
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| conflict | 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| date | 1982 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Israeli–Syrian rivalry in Lebanon
ⓘ
Syrian military presence in Lebanon ⓘ |
| involves |
air support
ⓘ
armored warfare ⓘ artillery ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| location |
Jezzine
ⓘ
southern Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
South Lebanon
|
| objective |
capture of Jezzine
ⓘ
securing strategic town of Jezzine ⓘ |
| partOf |
1982 Lebanon War
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli invasion of Lebanon (1982)
Syrian–Israeli military engagements ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Syrian clashes in Lebanon
|
| relatedTo |
Battle of Sultan Yacoub
ⓘ
Operation Peace for Galilee ⓘ Siege of Beirut ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Beirut (1982)
|
| result | Israeli victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of approaches between coastal plain and Beqaa Valley
ⓘ
control of road network in central-southern Lebanon ⓘ |
| theater | Lebanese Civil War context ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
June 1982 (approximate)
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Jezzine District ⓘ |
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