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The conflict began on July 12 when 8 Israeli soldiers were killed and a further two were captured during a cross-border attack. At approximately 9 am local time, [1] Hezbollah's military wing launched a barrage of rockets and mortars on the northern Israeli town of Shlomi, apparently as a diversion.
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.
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The UN resolution envisages sending a force of up to 15,000 to south Lebanon by 4 November 2006 to help a similar number of Lebanese troops police a weapons-free border zone. [37] Syria. Syrian leaders have been angered by an Israeli demand for international troops to deploy on the Lebanese-Syrian border to stop arms smuggling to Hezbollah. [37 ...
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.
Lebanon’s history of sectarian conflict dates back generations. But political tension between some Christians and Shiite Muslims was exacerbated by the country’s 15-year communal civil war ...
Across Lebanon fear is gripping people who say they don’t want a repeat of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war or worse — a situation like Gaza where the death toll has surpassed 41,000.
The Security Council expects southern Lebanon to be free "of any Hezbollah presence," he said. [36] Media reports say Israel plans to stop fighting in Lebanon at 7 am. Monday (midnight ET). But Reuters news agency quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that troops will continue battling Hezbollah in areas where the IDF is operating. [38]