The Israeli invasion of Lebanon resulted in a military victory but a Public Information Officer nightmare due to the inordinate number of civilian casualties and evidence of excessive suffering inflicted on noncombattants. While the facts do not support a deliberate disregard for the lives of civilians on the part of the Israeli Army, they do suggest a lack of coordinated civil affairs planning. An analysis of the problems encountered by the Israeli Army and a comparison of their military government with U.S. civil affairs capabilities clearly shows the necessary role of trained civil affairs personnel to support a combat commander. (Author)
Civil Affairs Requirements Evident in the Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
1983
26 pages
Report
No indication
English
International Relations , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Civil affairs , Military operations , Human resources , Military forces(Foreign) , Israel , Lebanon , Military planning , Combat support , Military government , Management planning and control , Operational effectiveness , Casualties , Battlefields , Comparison , IDF(Israeli Defense Forces) , Human rights