Paratroopers participated in the 1978 invasion of Lebanon , carried out after the infamous Coastal Road massacre , which temporarily purged Southern Lebanon of PLO terrorists . After the IDF withdrawal and the return of sporadic attacks , the Paratroopers participated in preventive raids against bases in Lebanon , raids designed to keep the terrorists off balance and " on the run , " thereby preventing them from carrying out their operations within Israel
Coastal Road massacre
Coastal Road massacre
Paratroopers Brigade