The operation was designed to be limited – both in time and area – but the IDF advanced far beyond the planned " 40 kilometers " under the command of Defense Minister Ariel Sharon . The mounting Israeli casualties in Lebanon , combined with the Sabra and Shatila massacre , resulted in mass protests by the Israeli public against the war – which resulted in a cease-fire agreements and the establishment of the Kahan Commission to investigate the massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Rafael Eitan