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Battle of Wadi Saluki

In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “battle within the framework of " operation change of direction 11 " that took place at the end of the second le”. Today it says “battle within the framework of operation change of direction 11 that took place at the end of the second lebano”.
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Israeli attack on Hezbollah in 2006 Belligerents Israel Hezbollah Commanders and leaders Mickey Edelstein Hassan Nasrallah Imad Mughniyeh Units involved Israeli Defence Forces 162nd Division , 401st Brigade Nahal Brigade 226th Paratroopers Brigade HaMachatz 605 battalion Hezbollah troops in South Lebanon and anti tank squads Strength 3,000 - 4,000 soldiers Hezbollah troops around the Litani River Casualties and losses 33 soldiers killed Several dozen injured Several armoured vehicles destroyed/damaged 9 troops killed 1 captured (Hezbollah claim) 80 troops killed Several dozen injured (Israeli claim) The Battle of Wadi Saluki also known as the Battle of Wadi al-Hujeir was a battle within the framework of Operation Change of Direction 11 that took place at the end of the Second Lebanon War between the armored forces of the 162nd Division , 401st Brigade , and infantry of the Nahal Brigade and the Combat Engineering Corps and Hezbollah fighters, in the area of river Saluki and the villages of Ghanduriyah and Faron . The battle is considered one of the hardest-fought battles in the Second Lebanon War .

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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “battle within the framework of " operation change of direction 11 " that took place at the end of the second le”. Today it says “battle within the framework of operation change of direction 11 that took place at the end of the second lebano”. Read the current article and compare.
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battle within the framework of " operation change of direction 11 " that took place at the end of the second le

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battle within the framework of operation change of direction 11 that took place at the end of the second lebano

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