Watch Lebanon War: 1982

Israel invaded Lebanon in 1982 to establish its right to exist as a nation and as a reprisal for skirmishes with the PLO on Israel's northern borders. Live-action footage captures the intensity of the Israeli invasion, the determination of the PLO street fighters, and the expansion of the war toward the Syrian border. The last days of the war close the program, as international troops oversaw the withdrawal of the PLO to sheltering Arab countries.