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| − | The '''2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict''' was the result of the actions of the terrorist group [[Hezbollah]] who were staked out in southern Lebanon. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on July 12, 2006 when Hezbollah terrorists crossed the border into Israel and attacked an Israeli army convoy, killing eight soldiers and kidnapping two others. Hezbollah had been looking to capture Israeli troops so they could trade them for hundreds of prisoners in Israel that had been rounded up in their occupation of Lebanon and Palestine. <ref>http://domino.un.org/unispal.NSF/fd807e46661e3689852570d00069e918/87e2508779d8ec83852571b6004c761f</ref>. Hezbollah embedded itself within a civilian population, housing its office buildings, military positions, and weapons caches among civilians. Hezbollah also fired its rockets from within civilian villages and cities making it extremely difficult if not impossible to distinguish between civilian and Hezbollah areas. Israel dropped leaflets and broadcast radio messages warning civilians to leave certain areas, often giving up the element of surprise. To prevent further supplies of arms from [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] reaching Hezbollah, Israel launched air attacks against [[Beirut|Beirut’s]] airport and major land routes, while a naval blockade prevented shipping from entering or leaving the ports. Thousands of foreign nationals eventually were evacuated from the war zone. | + | The '''2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict''' was the result of the actions of the group of freedom fighters[[Hezbollah]]. They wanted to trade two captured soilders in return for hundreds that Isreal had illegally captured in their illegal ocupation of Lebonon and Palestine. nothers<ref>http://domino.un.org/unispal.NSF/fd807e46661e3689852570d00069e918/87e2508779d8ec83852571b6004c761f</ref>. A failed rescue attempt resulted in the deaths of five more Israeli troops. Shortly after, Israel began an ultimately unsuccesful aerial bombing campaign against Hezbollah, it resulted in the death of Lebanese civilians. Israel then set up naval blockades, and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon. This back-fired as Hezbollah now have more support |
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| − | Unlike past wars, such as the 1956 war against [[Egypt]] or the 1967 war against Egypt, Syria and [[Jordan]], the Israeli military did not immediately launch powerful ground assaults. Ground attacks did occur, largely from the second week onwards, but these were individual assaults to take or neutralize specific targets relatively close to the border. One significant [[commando]] assault did take place in the northeastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck, but that was designed as a specific attack to seize individual Hezbollah leaders. Only in the days leading up to the cease-fire did the Israeli military launch any significant assault, which took it to the Litani River in southern Lebanon.<ref>''The Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah War'' [http://www.historyguy.com/israel-lebanon_war_2006.html historyguy.com]. Accessed 21 January 2008</ref>
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| | + | Israeli retaliation at the death of eight soldiers ultimately caused the deaths of up to 2,000 Lebanese citizens (this number is highly contested: many deaths appear to have been accidental recounts of the bodies, or the casualties of misfired Hezbollah rockets), the wounding of over 4,000, and the displacement of 200,000. Israeli civilian losses were at 43. |
| | + | [[Image:Economist Cover 20060819.jpg|right|thumb|''[[The Economist]]'' magazine cover declaring [[Hezbollah]] the winner of the war, 19 August 2006.]] |
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| − | The fighting lasted for 34 days until a UN Security Council resolution achieved a ceasefire on August 14, 2006, and an agreement was reached for a “robust” version of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to be installed in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing itself there and using the area to attack Israel.<ref>''Conflict with Lebanon'' [http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575008_12/Israel.html Encarta]. Accessed 21 January 2008</ref>
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| − | Nearly 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 157 Israelis, mostly soldiers, died during the war.
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| − | The press coverage of the event in the West came under heavy criticism, as the [[liberal]] anti-Israel media intentionally gave favorable coverage to Hezbollah<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjVlMmRjNDllNzhkZmE1OWM3NmE1OGQ4OGQxMDA1YjQ=</ref>. Many instantly claimed Israel was responsible for casualties before investigations revealed that they were not. The most famous incident of bad press coverage was the now fired [[Reuters]] journalist Adnan Hajj, who intentionally doctored his pictures of the events<ref>http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/reuters-image-problem/14170/</ref>.
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| − | In January 2008, Hezbollah leader [[Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]], boasted that the terrorist group had gathered as trophies the body parts of Israeli soldiers left on southern Lebanon's battlefields during the war. Shi'ite Muslim followers cheered as he claimed "I am not talking about regular body parts. I tell the Israelis, we have the heads of your soldiers, we have hands, we have legs... There is even a near-complete body, a half or three-quarters of a body, from head, to chest to the torso." His speech demonstrated that the Hezbollah terrorist organization violates the values that are sacred to all religions, including [[Islam]].
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| − | Nasrallah's comments prompted Israeli ministers to call for his assassination.<ref>''Ministers call for assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah '' [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/946136.html Haaretz.com]. Accessed 21 January 2008</ref>
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Cause
The 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict was the result of the actions of the group of freedom fightersHezbollah. They wanted to trade two captured soilders in return for hundreds that Isreal had illegally captured in their illegal ocupation of Lebonon and Palestine. nothers[1]. A failed rescue attempt resulted in the deaths of five more Israeli troops. Shortly after, Israel began an ultimately unsuccesful aerial bombing campaign against Hezbollah, it resulted in the death of Lebanese civilians. Israel then set up naval blockades, and launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon. This back-fired as Hezbollah now have more support
Impact on civilians
Israeli retaliation at the death of eight soldiers ultimately caused the deaths of up to 2,000 Lebanese citizens (this number is highly contested: many deaths appear to have been accidental recounts of the bodies, or the casualties of misfired Hezbollah rockets), the wounding of over 4,000, and the displacement of 200,000. Israeli civilian losses were at 43.
References
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mftoc.html
http://nowarforisrael.com/ No More Wars For Israel
Links
No More Wars For Israel
