The initial spark of armed confrontations did not occur on that particular day, but the official narrative of the war holds that the Lebanese Civil War broke out in April 1975 following the “bus incident.” However, this simplification of the war’s beginnings may in itself be an attempt to obscure the truth. After a two-month ceasefire, armed clashes resumed in September. These intermittent confrontations became known as “rounds,” and their number reached seven between April and September 1975.