2006 Lebanon War

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The 2006 Lebanon War was a month-long armed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, marked by heavy aerial bombardment, rocket attacks, and significant civilian casualties and infrastructure damage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israel–Hezbollah conflict
armed conflict
war
aftermath Winograd Commission investigation in Israel
political controversy within Israel over war conduct
strengthened political position of Hezbollah in Lebanon
alsoKnownAs July War
Second Lebanon War
casualties civilian casualties in Israel
significant civilian casualties in Lebanon
ceasefireMediatedBy United Nations
ceasefireResolution UN Security Council Resolution 1701
conflictBetween Hezbollah
Israel
endDate 2006-08-14
feature Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel
ground incursions by Israeli forces into southern Lebanon
heavy Israeli aerial bombardment of Lebanon
naval blockade of Lebanon by Israel
use of cluster munitions
impact damage to residential areas in northern Israel
displacement of Israeli civilians in the north
extensive damage to Lebanese infrastructure
large-scale displacement of Lebanese civilians
involvedOrganization Hezbollah military wing
Israel Defense Forces
Israeli Air Force
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
location Golan Heights
Israel
Lebanon
militaryObjectiveOfIsrael degrade Hezbollah military capabilities
secure release of captured Israeli soldiers
militaryTacticsUsed air strikes
artillery bombardment
rocket attacks
urban warfare
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
primaryBelligerent Hezbollah
State of Israel
result UN Security Council Resolution 1701
United Nations-brokered ceasefire
deployment of Lebanese Army in southern Lebanon
strengthening of UNIFIL presence in southern Lebanon
startDate 2006-07-12
supporterOfBelligerent Iran
Syria
timePeriod 21st century
post-2000 phase of Arab–Israeli conflict
triggerEvent Hezbollah cross-border raid of 2006-07-12
capture of two Israeli soldiers
killing of several Israeli soldiers in ambush

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