Hussein of Jordan - Black September

Black September

In September, 1970, Hussein ordered the forcible expulsion of the Palestine Liberation Organization by the Jordanian military. The attacks on Palestinian fighters lasted until July, 1971, when thousands of Palestinians were expelled, mostly fleeing to Lebanon.

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