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The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. 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.
On October 31, 2006, eight Israeli F-15s flew over many areas of Lebanon, including Beirut. [ 177 ] [ 178 ] The IAF jets also flew over a French peacekeeper position in Lebanon. According to the French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie , the planes came in at what was interpreted as an attack position, and the peacekeepers were "seconds ...
Lebanon. Lebanon proposed changes to a draft U.N. resolution aimed at halting the Israel-Hezbollah conflict that left some 800 people dead. Lebanon's government agreed to dispatch 15,000 troops to its southern border as part of a peace agreement if Israeli troops leave the country, a government spokesman said.
The Israeli military said early that half the area south of the Litani had already been turned over to U.N. Interim Forces in Lebanon, which currently has about 2,000 troops in southern Lebanon. Today's transfer was "conditional on the reinforcement of UNIFIL and the ability of the Lebanese Army to take effective control of the area," the ...
11:07, 16 July 2006: 818 × 726 (288 KB) Mobius: oops, forgot West Bank..fixed shading: 10:58, 16 July 2006: 818 × 726 (284 KB) Mobius: Map of Combat Regions in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Crisis. The Rregion of conflict is marked in red, while the Israeli naval blockade is highlighted in yellow. Based off of maps from CIA World Factbook.
An IDF reserve armoured division is called up in preparation for large scale operations in Lebanon, raising concerns for war. [13] Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert describes the Hezbollah attacks as "unjustified acts of war" by Lebanon and promises a "very painful and far-reaching response". [14] [15]
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