Operation Grapes of Wrath

Israel conducted more than 1,100 air raids and extensive shelling (some 25,132 shells). A UN installation was also hit by Israeli shelling causing the death of 118 Lebanese civilians (Amnesty 1996). 639 Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks targeted northern Israel, particularly the town of Kiryat Shemona (HRW 1997). Hezbollah forces also participated in numerous engagements with Israeli and South Lebanon Army forces. The conflict was de-escalated on 27 April by a ceasefire agreement banning attacks on civilians.

Israel conducted more than 1,100 air raids and extensive shelling (some 25,000 shells). 639 Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks targeted northern Israel, particularly the town of Kiryat Shemona (HRW 1997). Hezbollah forces also participated in numerous engagements with Israeli and South Lebanon Army forces. The conflict was de-escalated on 27 April by a ceasefire agreement banning attacks on civilians.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Belligerents Israel SLA Hezbollah Syria Commanders and leaders Shimon Peres Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Hassan Nasrallah Mustafa Tlass Casualties and losses 3 Israeli soldiers killed 14 Hezbollah fighters killed About a dozen Syrian soldiers killed 62 Israeli civilians wounded 20,000–30,000 Israeli civilians displaced 154–170 Lebanese civilians killed 350 Lebanese civilians wounded 350,000–500,000 Lebanese civilians displaced Operation Grapes of Wrath ( ) is the Israeli Defense Forces code-name (referred to as April War by Hezbollah) for a sixteen-day campaign against Lebanon in 1996 which attempted to end rocket attacks on Northern Israel by Hezbollah . Israel conducted more than 1,100 air raids and extensive shelling (some 25,000 shells). A UN Interim Force compound at Qana was hit when Israeli artillery fired on Hezbollah forces operating nearby. 639 Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks targeted northern Israel, particularly the town of Kiryat Shemona (HRW 1997). Hezbollah forces also participated in numerous engagements with Israeli and South Lebanon Army forces. The conflict was de-escalated on 27 April by a ceasefire agreement banning attacks on civilians. The Washington Institute - Syria's Role in the War in Lebanon , Michael Eisenstadt and David Schenker, 8 August 2006.

Israeli military operation in Lebanon against Hezbolah in 1996 Belligerents Israel SLA Hezbollah Syria Commanders and leaders Shimon Peres Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Hassan Nasrallah Mustafa Tlass Casualties and losses No casualties 13 Hezbollah fighters killed 62 Israeli civilians wounded 20,000–30,000 Israeli civilians displaced 149 – 250 Lebanese civilians killed 354 Lebanese civilians wounded 350,000–500,000 Lebanese civilians displaced Operation Grapes of Wrath ( Mivtsa Enavi Zaam ), known in Lebanon as the April Aggression ( ), was a seventeen-day campaign of the Israeli Defense Forces against Hezbollah in 1996 which attempted to end rocket attacks on Northern Israel by the organisation. Israel conducted more than 1,100 air raids and extensive shelling (some 25,000 shells). A UNIFIL compound at Qana was hit when Israeli artillery fired on Hezbollah forces operating nearby. 639 Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks targeted northern Israel, particularly the town of Kiryat Shemona . Hezbollah forces also participated in numerous engagements with Israeli and South Lebanon Army forces. The conflict was de-escalated on 27 April by a ceasefire agreement banning attacks on civilians. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) . The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History .