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April 1975.. Lebanon War _ Photos _ Documents _ Events

April:

1/4/75: Lebanese artillery shells an Israeli unit that infiltrated the outskirts of the village of "Al-Bustan" in the Tyre district - Rashid Karami announces in Tripoli that weapons come to Lebanon officially through Lebanese ports and are sometimes distributed by official parties.

2/4/75: Renewed clashes in Kfar Shuba between the fedayeen and enemy soldiers following the advance of Israeli forces towards Kfar Shuba and their entry into Aita al-Shaab and the search of residents' homes - Pierre Gemayel attacks Karami because he agreed to sign the Cairo Agreement between the state and the Palestinians and says: Karami has relinquished the country's sovereignty and threatens to resort to any means of self-defense after the state has abandoned its responsibility - Prince Majid Arslan resigns

from the government permanently because he does not agree with its policy.

4/75/3: Israeli forces attempt to re-enter the village of Al-Bustan, artillery shelling exchanges between them and the Lebanese army - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat calls for Lebanon and Jordan to participate in the Geneva Conference - Speakers at the Maqasid High School Festival in Beirut call for the establishment of a Lebanese resistance in the south - President Rashid Al-Solh defends his government in the parliament amidst an atmosphere of chaos and tension, and Jumblatt defends Al-Solh and his government and its achievements.

4/75/4: Continued attacks on the villages of southern Lebanon (Al-Majidiyeh, Al-Mari, Al-Habbarieh, Tabar Harf, Marouhin), and the fedayeen respond.

4/75/4: Israeli shelling continues, including some villages in Hasbaya - Exchange of views between Mufti Khaled and Al-Jamil, and the Mufti calls on him to commit to the calm.

75/4/6: The Lebanese army bombards an Israeli force that tried to enter the village of Blida, and a clash between the resistance and the enemy near the town of Houla - The Soviet newspaper "Red Star" denounces the Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

75/4/7: President Franjieh rejects the resignation of Prince Majid Arslan.

75/4/9: The Council of Ministers approves the demands of the fishermen in Sidon, amends the decree of the "Protein" company and discusses the establishment of a cooperative for fishermen, and approves the purification and development of the port of Sidon - Sami Zebian, the progressive journalist and writer, is kidnapped by force of arms in the middle of the street by the authorities.

75/4/10: MP Albert Mukheiber raises the issue of the fedayeen in the House of Representatives, the session turns into arguments between a number of representatives about the fedayeen, the army, and the Sidon incidents.

4/11/75: Franjieh enters the American University Hospital and undergoes gallbladder surgery - Jumblatt continues to support the reconciliation government - The Libyan ambassador announces that his country provides weapons to the Lebanese army and not to regions and individuals - Sami Zebian is referred to the military court on charges of incitement against state security and is placed in Al-Raml prison. 4/13/75: Armed elements (Kataeb and others) open fire on a bus carrying a number of Tel al-Zaatar residents while passing through the Jdeideh Road (via Ain al-Rummaneh) after a celebration commemorating the anniversary of Deir Yassin, killing 26 Palestinians and wounding 29 of the bus passengers. It was also announced that two Kataeb members were killed. - Yasser Arafat (Abu Ammar), head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, calls on Arab kings and presidents to intervene urgently. Pierre Gemayel accuses Israel of fabricating the incident. - National and progressive parties and forces hold a meeting headed by Jumblatt and consider the massacre part of a Zionist colonial plan implemented by the Kataeb and call for a boycott of the Kataeb. - The Council of Ministers holds an extraordinary session. - The leadership of the Palestinian revolution considers the incident to be premeditated. - Lebanese Maronite Bishop Charbel Qassis arrives in Haifa to discuss the situation of the Maronites in Israel. 4/14/75: Continued shooting between the Kataeb and the Fedayeen, and 33 people are killed. - Tensions escalate - Mahmoud Riad al-Amin The General of the Arab League arrives in Beirut - Arab call for self-restraint - Ministers Khaled Jumblatt and Abbas Khalaf resign from the government - Gemayel calls for arbitration by Arab countries - PLO accuses Kataeb of escalation - National parties form a unified leadership and call for a conference
And to a general strike

75/4/15: The parties' festival in Al-Maqasid condemns the Phalanges and declares solidarity with the resistance - Heavy artillery clashes between the Phalanges and the resistance, 37 dead - The Phalanges announce the occupation of part of Karantina and hand over two wanted Phalangists - President Sadat appeals to Franjieh and Arafat to stop the tension - The success of the general strike, 4 dead in Tripoli.

75/4/16: The first ceasefire agreement, the withdrawal of the gunmen, and the security forces' presence in the streets despite the renewed clashes in Ain al-Rummaneh, al-Dakwaneh, and Tal al-Zaatar, 12 dead and 55 wounded - A wave of explosions in Tripoli, 3 dead and 6 wounded - All parties respond to the ceasefire - Mahmoud Riad contacts the conflicting parties.

75/4/17: Normal life returns to Beirut, despite the start of sniper operations and the fall of 17 people due to them in Beirut and Tripoli and explosives reach Hamra - The authority accuses a third party of sabotage - The House of Representatives discusses the situation in a secret session - A message from the Pope to Arafat - Al-Sadr and Khreish meet in Bkerke and call for calm.

75/4/18: Calm continues, sniper operations continue, 4 people are killed and wounded, and rumors spread - Franjieh discusses the situation with the government, Chamoun and Gemayel - Arafat returns from Damascus and meets with the national parties - The Algerian president announces solidarity with the resistance.

75/4/19: A fire in the port, the losses of which are estimated at millions of pounds - The start of kidnapping operations and the disappearance of 60 people - An Egyptian envoy delivers Franjieh a message from Sadat - A meeting in the house of the Shiite community headed by Al-Sadr and Hani Al-Hassan, the representative of the resistance, explains the reality of the situation.

75/4/21: Jumblatt denounces kidnappings, warns of a full-scale explosion, meets with Arafat - A tripartite summit between Sadat, Assad, and King Khalid in Riyadh, and a message from Franjieh to the conference...

75/4/22: Franjieh begins the round of appeasement, meets with Arafat, the Mufti, Gemayel, and Rashid al-Solh - A meeting at the home of Asem Qanso (Baath Party) attended by Jumblatt, representatives of the national parties, al-Sadr, and Zuhair Mohsen, head of the Palestinian military department, warns of attacks on Syrian workers - The Phalange accuses the left of trying to isolate the Phalange.

75/4/23: Arafat informs al-Sadr that the resistance has no special demands - The Riyadh summit informs Franjieh of its keenness on Lebanon's sovereignty and the safety of the resistance - The Permanent Conference of Monastic Orders attacks the left, defends the Phalange, and warns of the "loss of the Lebanese character" due to destructive beliefs.

4/24/75: Jumblatt accuses a "national institution" of facilitating the Phalange's acquisition of weapons and reveals a Belgian arms deal for the Phalange - He meets with Raymond Edde and warns against the army's involvement in the conflict - The Phalange announces its readiness to meet with Arafat and hold a frank dialogue - Israeli planes continue to violate Lebanese airspace.

4/25/75: The Arab Front participating in the Palestinian revolution holds a meeting headed by Jumblatt and attended by Arafat, and Jumblatt proposes isolating the Phalange in the Arab world - Pierre Gemayel violently attacks Jumblatt - The Phalange demands the transfer of the Tal al-Zaatar camp.

75/4/26: The participating Arab Front decides to condemn the role played by the Phalanges and support the resistance and the Lebanese national movement - Patriarch Khreish and the Maronite bishops call on the Lebanese to show fraternal sympathy among themselves and with their Palestinian brothers - Israeli forces bombard the villages of "Yarin" and "Dahra" and the forests of the town of "Marouhin" - Chamoun meets Abu Hassan and Ahmed Al-Azhari and emphasizes the calm.

75/4/27 Rashid Karami stipulates absolute powers to accept the presidency of the government and tells Gemayel: I was a member of the government when: The Cairo Agreement was signed - The establishment of the National Peace Committee from a number of political and economic figures.

75/4/28: The Maronite League attacks the decision to isolate the Phalanges - Israeli aircraft continue to violate the airspace over Beirut and the Bekaa.

75/4/29: The resistance confirms its keenness on Lebanon's sovereignty and the unity of its people after its leaders met with President Rashid Al-Solh, and Al-Solh confirms Lebanon's keenness on the resistance - Franjieh expresses his satisfaction with the resistance's position and says that there is no problem between the authority and the resistance - The Supreme Islamic Council attacks the incitement of sectarian division - The Israeli enemy continues to shell "Aita al-Shaab", "Yaroun" and "Hadatha".

75/4/30: Franjieh rejects a written resignation from Ministers Jumblatt and Khalaf - The Lebanese army's artillery confronts an Israeli patrol near (Aita al-Shaab, and hits an enemy tank.

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