2006 Lebanon War

The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military . The conflict started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations -brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. The conflict began when Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack on two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence. The ambush left three soldiers dead. Two additional soldiers, believed to have been killed outright or mortally wounded, were snatched by Hezbollah to Lebanon. Five more were killed in a failed rescue attempt. Israel responded with massive airstrikes and artillery fire on targets in Lebanon that damaged Lebanese civilian infrastructure , including Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport (which Israel said that Hezbollah used to import weapons and supplies), an air and naval blockade , and a ground invasion of southern Lebanon . Hezbollah then launched more rockets into northern Israel and engaged the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in guerrilla warfare from hardened positions. The conflict killed at least 1,500 people, mostly Lebanese civilians, severely damaged Lebanese civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis, although most of the latter were able to return to their homes. After the ceasefire, some parts of southern Lebanon remained uninhabitable due to Israeli unexploded cluster bomblets . On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved UN Resolution 1701 in an effort to end the hostilities. The resolution, which was approved by both Lebanese and Israeli governments the following days, called for disarmament of Hezbollah, for withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon, and for the deployment of Lebanese soldiers and an enlarged United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south. UNIFIL was given an expanded mandate, including the ability to use force to ensure that their area of operations wasn't used for hostile activities, and to resist attempts by force to prevent them from discharging their duties. The Lebanese army began deploying in southern Lebanon on 17 August 2006. The blockade was lifted on 8 September 2006. On 1 October 2006, most Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon, though the last of the troops continued to occupy the border-straddling village of Ghajar . In the time since the enactment of UNSCR 1701 both the Lebanese government and UNIFIL have stated that they will not disarm Hezbollah. The remains of the two captured soldiers, whose fates were unknown, were returned to Israel on 16 July 2008 as part of a prisoner exchange . The LCP...has itself been very close to Hezbollah and fought alongside it in the frontlines in the south. According to Hadadeh, at least 12 LCP members and supporters died in the fighting. "Two Northern Command chiefs?" , Ynetnews , 8 August 2006; See also, "IDF officials: Maj. Based on Northern Command medical census of 9 November 2006. The Globe and Mail. pp. International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond . Lebanon: The Daily Star . [1] [2] "Israeli warplanes hit Beirut suburb" . Help in Lifting Blockade" . BBC News Online . 31 August 2006 . "Israel says it will relinquish positions to Lebanese army" . 15 August 2006. : Unknown parameter |source= ignored ( help ) " 'Million bomblets' in S Lebanon" . UN peacekeepers: Israeli troops still in Lebanon , CNN Spiegel Online (16 August 2006).

Several hundred (south of the Litani River ) Casualties and losses Israel Defense Forces: Killed: 121 killed Wounded: 1,244 20 tanks damaged beyond repair (from ATGMs and IEDs ) 1 helicopter shot down, 3 lost in accidents 1 warship damaged Israeli civilians: Killed: 44 Wounded:1,384 Foreign civilians: 2 dead Hezbollah Fighters: Killed: 250 (Hezbollah claim) ≤500 (Lebanese & UN Officials' est.) 600–800 (IDF claim) Captured: 4 fighters Amal militia: 17 dead LCP militia: 12 dead PFLP-GC militia: 2 dead IRGC : ≈6–9 dead (Lebanese officials' est., denied by Iran) Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces : 43 dead Lebanese civilians (combatants included) and foreign civilians: Dead:* 1,191 (Amnesty International) 1,109 (including 250 Hezbollah fighters) (Human Rights Watch) 1,191 (Lebanese government est.) Wounded: 4,409 Foreign civilians: 51 dead 25 wounded United Nations: 5 dead 12 wounded *The Lebanese government does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in death toll figures. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The conflict started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. Due to unprecedented Iranian military support to Hezbollah before and during the war, some consider it the first round of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict , rather than a continuation of the Arab–Israeli conflict . The conflict was precipitated by the 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid . On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah fighters fired rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack on two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence. The ambush left three soldiers dead. Two Israeli soldiers were abducted and taken by Hezbollah to Lebanon. Five more were killed in Lebanon, in a failed rescue attempt. Hezbollah demanded the release of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel in exchange for the release of the abducted soldiers. Israel refused and responded with airstrikes and artillery fire on targets in Lebanon. Israel attacked both Hezbollah military targets and Lebanese civilian infrastructure, including Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport . The IDF launched a ground invasion of Southern Lebanon . Israel also imposed an air and naval blockade . Hezbollah then launched more rockets into northern Israel and engaged the IDF in guerrilla warfare from hardened positions. The conflict is believed to have killed between 1,191 and 1,300 Lebanese people, and 165 Israelis. It severely damaged Lebanese civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis. On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (UNSCR 1701) in an effort to end the hostilities. The resolution, which was approved by both the Lebanese and Israeli governments the following days, called for disarmament of Hezbollah, for withdrawal of the IDF from Lebanon, and for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces and an enlarged United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south. UNIFIL was given an expanded mandate, including the ability to use force to ensure that their area of operations was not used for hostile activities, and to resist attempts by force to prevent them from discharging their duties. The Lebanese Army began deploying in Southern Lebanon on 17 August 2006. The blockade was lifted on 8 September 2006. On 1 October 2006, most Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon, although the last of the troops continued to occupy the border-straddling village of Ghajar . In the time since the enactment of UNSCR 1701 both the Lebanese government and UNIFIL have stated that they will not disarm Hezbollah. The remains of the two captured soldiers, whose fates were unknown, were returned to Israel on 16 July 2008 as part of a prisoner exchange . The LCP ... has itself been very close to Hezbollah and fought alongside it in the frontlines in the south. According to Hadadeh, at least 12 LCP members and supporters died in the fighting. Military and Strategic Affairs . 3 (1) . The Christian Science Monitor . Hizbullah shoots down helicopter in southern Lebanon Hanan Greenberg Published: 08.12.06, 23:01, ynetnews Crash grounds Israel helicopters Page last updated at 09:04 GMT, Thursday, 11 September 2008 Exclusive: Photos of navy ship hit during war revealed . A UN official estimated the deaths at 500 Lessons of the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War , by Anthony H. Israel initially said 800 Hezbollah fighters died but later lowered that estimate to 600. Human Rights in LEBANESE REPUBLIC . Israel/Lebanon: Out of all proportion – civilians bear the brunt of the war , Amnesty International, November 2006. The Canadian Yearbook of International Law . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 18 July 2008 . The New York Times . Help in Lifting Blockade" .

Armed conflict primarily between Israel and Hezbollah For other wars in Lebanon, see Lebanon War . Up to 1,000 (south of the Litani River ). The Lebanese government did not differentiate between civilians and combatants in death toll figures. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The conflict started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. Due to unprecedented Iranian military support to Hezbollah before and during the war, some consider it the first round of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict , rather than a continuation of the Arab–Israeli conflict . The conflict was precipitated by the 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid . On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah fighters fired rockets at Israeli border towns as a diversion for an anti-tank missile attack on two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence. The ambush left three soldiers dead. Two Israeli soldiers were abducted and taken by Hezbollah to Lebanon. Five more were killed in Lebanon, in a failed rescue attempt. Hezbollah demanded the release of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel in exchange for the release of the abducted soldiers. Israel refused and responded with airstrikes and artillery fire on targets in Lebanon. Israel attacked both Hezbollah military targets and Lebanese civilian infrastructure, including Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport . The IDF launched a ground invasion of Southern Lebanon . Israel also imposed an air and naval blockade . Hezbollah then launched more rockets into northern Israel and engaged the IDF in guerrilla warfare from hardened positions. The conflict is believed to have killed between 1,191 and 1,300 Lebanese people, and 165 Israelis. It severely damaged Lebanese civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis. On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (UNSCR 1701) in an effort to end the hostilities. The resolution, which was approved by both the Lebanese and Israeli governments the following days, called for disarmament of Hezbollah, for withdrawal of the IDF from Lebanon, and for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces and an enlarged United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south. UNIFIL was given an expanded mandate, including the ability to use force to ensure that their area of operations was not used for hostile activities, and to resist attempts by force to prevent them from discharging their duties. The Lebanese Army began deploying in Southern Lebanon on 17 August 2006. The blockade was lifted on 8 September 2006. On 1 October 2006, most Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon, although the last of the troops continued to occupy the border-straddling village of Ghajar . In the time since the enactment of UNSCR 1701 both the Lebanese government and UNIFIL have stated that they will not disarm Hezbollah. The remains of the two captured soldiers, whose fates were unknown, were returned to Israel on 16 July 2008 as part of a prisoner exchange . Hezbollah claimed the war was a "Divine Victory", while Israel considered the war a failure and a missed opportunity. The LCP ... has itself been very close to Hezbollah and fought alongside it in the frontlines in the south. According to Hadadeh, at least 12 LCP members and supporters died in the fighting. Military and Strategic Affairs . 3 (1) . "روایت شهید "مغنیه" از نقش راهبردی سردار سلیمانی در جنگ ۳۳ روزه" . 21 December 2020. The Christian Science Monitor . Hizbullah shoots down helicopter in southern Lebanon Hanan Greenberg Published: 08.12.06, 23:01, ynetnews Crash grounds Israel helicopters Page last updated at 09:04 GMT, Thursday, 11 September 2008 Exclusive: Photos of navy ship hit during war revealed . See Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War#Foreign civilian casualties in Israel and Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War#Foreign civilian casualties in Lebanon for a complete and adequately sourced list "Lebanon – Amnesty International Report 2007" . Human Rights in LEBANESE REPUBLIC . Israel/Lebanon: Out of all proportion – civilians bear the brunt of the war , Amnesty International, November 2006. The Canadian Yearbook of International Law . ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 18 July 2008 . The New York Times . Help in Lifting Blockade" . "Sayyed Nasrallah Speech on the Divine Victory Rally in Beirut on 22-09-2006" . al-Ahed magazine .

Armed conflict primarily between Israel and Hezbollah For other wars in Lebanon, see Lebanon War . The Lebanese government did not differentiate between civilians and combatants in death toll figures. The war started on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect in the morning on 14 August 2006, though it formally ended on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon. It marked the third Israeli invasion into Lebanon since 1978. After Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah aimed for the release of Lebanese citizens held in Israeli prisons. On 12 July 2006, Hezbollah ambushed Israeli soldiers on the border, killing three and capturing two; a further five were killed during a failed Israeli rescue attempt. Hezbollah demanded an exchange of prisoners with Israel. Israel launched airstrikes and artillery fire on targets in Lebanon, attacking both Hezbollah military targets and Lebanese civilian infrastructure, including Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport . Israel launched a ground invasion of Southern Lebanon and imposed an air-and-naval blockade on the country. Hezbollah then launched more rockets into northern Israel and engaged the IDF in guerrilla warfare from hardened positions. According to Israeli sources, Hezbollah fired close to 4,000 rockets and missiles at Israel from their arsenal of around 15,000 held before the war. On 11 August 2006, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 (UNSCR 1701) in an effort to end the hostilities, which called for disarmament of Hezbollah, Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, and for the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces and an enlarged United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the south. The Lebanese Army began deploying in Southern Lebanon on 17 August and the blockade was lifted on 8 September. On 1 October, most Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon, although the last of the troops continued to occupy the border-straddling village of Ghajar . Both Hezbollah and the Israeli government claimed victory, while the Winograd Commission deemed the war a missed opportunity for Israel as it did not lead to disarmament of Hezbollah. The conflict is believed to have killed between 1,191 and 1,300 Lebanese people, and 165 Israelis. It severely damaged Lebanese civil infrastructure, and displaced approximately one million Lebanese and 300,000–500,000 Israelis. The remains of the two captured soldiers, whose fates were unknown, were returned to Israel on 16 July 2008 as part of a prisoner exchange . The LCP ... has itself been very close to Hezbollah and fought alongside it in the frontlines in the south. According to Hadadeh, at least 12 LCP members and supporters died in the fighting. The Christian Science Monitor . Hizbullah shoots down helicopter in southern Lebanon Hanan Greenberg Published: 08.12.06, 23:01, ynetnews Crash grounds Israel helicopters Page last updated at 09:04 GMT, Thursday, 11 September 2008 Exclusive: Photos of navy ship hit during war revealed . See Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War#Foreign civilian casualties in Israel and Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War#Foreign civilian casualties in Lebanon for a complete and adequately sourced list "Lebanon – Amnesty International Report 2007" . Human Rights in Lebanese Republic . Israel/Lebanon: Out of all proportion – civilians bear the brunt of the war , Amnesty International, November 2006. The Canadian Yearbook of International Law . The New York Times . Help in Lifting Blockade" . Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) . "Sayyed Nasrallah Speech on the Divine Victory Rally in Beirut on 22-09-2006" . al-Ahed magazine . The New York Times . 30 January 2008 . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).