Battle of the Beaufort

Battle of the Beaufort
	Part of the 1982 Lebanon War
	; Beaufort Castle, 1982.
Date	6–7 June 1982
Location	Beaufort Castle, Lebanon33°19′28″N 35°31′55″E / 33.3244°N 35.5320°E
Result	Israeli victory
Belligerents
Israel	Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO);
Commanders and leaders
Lt.-Col. Zvika Barkai ; Moshe Kaplinsky (WIA); Giora Harnik †	Com. Ya'qoub Sumour (Rasim) †
Strength
88 soldiers from Golani Brigade	21 fighters from Fatah student battalion;
Casualties and losses
6 killed; A-4 Skyhawk shot down and pilot captured	Dozens killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location of the Beaufort Castle in Lebanon

The Battle of the Beaufort was fought between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on June 6, 1982, over Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. It was one of the first clashes of the 1982 Lebanon War and resulted in the IDF capturing the castle.

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