August 21, 1982
American, French and Italian troops arrive in Beirut to supervise the evacuation of Palestine Liberation Organization forces from Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Forcing terrorists and Syrian troops to leave Beirut was one of Israel’s principal goals during the 1982 Lebanon War.
After eight weeks of negotiations, during which Israel continued to apply pressure to the PLO and Syrian forces, eight countries emerged that were willing to give asylum to the PLO: Syria, Jordan, Iraq, South Yemen, North Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia and Algeria.
Approximately 14,000 PLO fighters leave Lebanon between Aug. 21 and Sept. 1. PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat leaves Beirut on Aug. 30.
