1973: Lebanon

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Lebanon's sovereignty was put to the test this year both by Israel and by the Palestinian guerrillas. Although by August order was restored in Lebanon, few observers were willing to predict that either Israeli raids against Lebanon or Palestinian guerrilla clashes with the Lebanese Army would cease. ...