The conflict between Israel, Lebanon and Syria – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The conflict between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria is deeply rooted in historical, political, and territorial disputes. Historical Background 1. Israel-Lebanon Conflict: 1970s: The conflict began in earnest when the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was expelled from Jordan and moved its base to southern Lebanon, launching attacks on Israel1.1978: Israel invaded Lebanon in Operation Litani to clear Palestinian militants from the south. Israeli soldiers Image Source : gettyimages 1982: Israel launched a more extensive invasion, reaching Beirut, in response to PLO attacks1.1982: Israel invades Israel invades In June 1982, exasperated by the failure of Unifil to eliminate the Palestinian groups and other militia in the south, Israel reinvaded Lebanon in “Operation Peace for Galilee”. This time, the army marched as far as Beirut and remained there until September 29 1982, after the PLO officially withdrew from Beirut (to Tunisia). Israel ...

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International Touch Series 2024  The Tri-Series Rugby Season for 2024 starts this Saturday. Our Sri Lanka team packed with players from WA, Melb & Syd, trained by Keith Rozario, will compete with some of the best Intl Touch Rugby talent fighting for the International Touch Series 2024 Champions Trophy on Saturday 3rd Feb at Lidcombe Oval, NSW from 11:45am onwards. International Teams Srilanka England Ireland Lebanon Greece We encourage all our Srilankan Sydney Siders to come along for a worthy charity event and support our Srilankan team. Date : Saturday 3rd February Time : 11:45 AM onwards Venue : Lidcombe Oval, NSW ...

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Sports-tech startup Koach Hub expands boundaries with Daryll Cullinan Source:-www.ft.lk Singapore based Koach Hub, the revolutionary sports-tech platform, has signed a partnership with renowned South African cricketing legend Daryll Cullinan to expand its platform to cricket.  Koach was launched in January this year as a solution to increasing market demand for an intelligent collaboration tool for sports, especially soccer. The company has seen rapid expansion across the world, and is deployed across clubs and academies in Australia, Singapore, USA, UK, Netherlands, Japan, Lebanon, Ghana, Bermuda, and Sri Lanka within the last eight months.  Being able to collaborate with Legendary Daryll Cullinan is indeed a huge step forward. Cullinan became, at the young age of 16, the youngest South African to strike a first-class century. He also scored 337 not out, the highest first-class score in domestic South African cricket at the time. Daryll Cullinan was the centrepiece of South Africa’s ...

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