Memorial service for the first Lebanon war: "We will work everywhere in the world to protect our citizens"

The state memorial service in memory of more than a thousand victims of the "Galilee Peace System" is being held tonight at the Mount Herzl Memorial Hall.

The bereaved families and senior officials, including the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff, are present at the ceremony. Bennett said in his speech: "We are witnessing attempts to harm Israelis abroad.

Eli Ashkenazi and Barak Ravid

14/06/2022

Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 18:40 Updated: 19:40

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In the video: Black-and-white documentation from the first Lebanon war, held especially to mark the 40th anniversary of the Galilee Peace War (Photo: Ministry of Defense spokeswoman)

The state memorial service in memory of the victims of the "Peace of the Galilee System" will be held tonight (Tuesday) at the Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl to mark the 40th anniversary of the war.

The ceremony was held in the presence of President Yitzhak Herzog, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi and the bereaved families

. In an attempt to eradicate the PLO, which was based in southern Lebanon and occasionally harmed Israeli citizens in Galilee settlements

.

He added that "the security forces are doing everything for all such attacks and to neutralize in advance the senders of the terrorists and their senders. We will not hesitate to use the power of Israel anywhere in the world to protect our citizens."

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Between 1982 and 2000, 1,404 IDF soldiers were killed in Lebanon (Photo: Government Press Office, Hernik Nati)

In view of the expansion of the goals of the war and the arrival of IDF forces as far as Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, a deep public debate arose in Israel about the goals of the war and the continued stay of IDF soldiers in Lebanon.

Officially, Operation Peace of the Galilee ended at the end of September 1982, with the withdrawal of IDF forces from Beirut. From Lebanon to the international border between the two countries.

Between 1982 and 2000, 1,404 IDF soldiers were killed in Lebanon, including 654 casualties who fell between Friday and June 1982 to September 29, 1982 in the "Galilee Peace System."

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