February 19, 1983

Military Action:

US Marines expand patrol routes in and near East Beirut in support of Lebanese Army.

Political Responses:

Palestinians/ Lebanese: Arafat visits Palestinian military base at Tebessa, 420 miles southeast of Algiers; Shafik al-Hout, PLO representative in Beirut, tells PNC that PLO must decide on specific strategy, fight or negotiate, and stick to it.