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Encyclopedia > 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes

The 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes were two sequential attacks by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on the city of Ghaziyeh in Lebanon on August 7, and August 8, 2006. The attacks took place during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. In the first attack on August 7, the IAF bombed a building killing 15. In the second attack on August 8, the IAF fired five missiles into three buildings killing a total of 14 civilians and wounding 23.[1] A total of twenty-nine civilians died in the attacks. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Hezbollah Israel Lebanon note: AA only[1] Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General) Dan Halutz (CoS) Udi Adam (Regional) Michel Sulaiman (CoS) Casualties Militants: Unclear. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...

Military operations
of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict
Truthful Promise – Israeli campaign – Hezbollah rocket campaign – Bint Jbeil – Qana – Ayta ash-Shab – Baalbek – al-Qaa – Tyre – Shiyyah – Ghaziyeh – Marjayoun – Litani offensive – Opération Baliste
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See also: 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict See also: Timeline of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict This is intended to list information about the military operations related to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ... Combatants Hezbollah Israel Lebanon note: AA only[1] Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General) Dan Halutz (CoS) Udi Adam (Regional) Michel Sulaiman (CoS) Casualties Militants: Unclear. ... Combatants Israel Hezbollah Strength Inconstant about 200 assumed Casualties Israel claims to have suffered 15 dead[1] about 60 wounded[citation needed] Hezbollah claims to have suffered 12 dead,[2] as of July 28. ...


Timeline of events

First IAF Attack

On 7 August the IAF targeted a building in Ghaziyeh, killing fifteen and collapsing the building.


Second IAF Attacks

On 8 August the IAF targeted a building and launched three missiles at it. An IDF spokesman claimed the building housed a Hezbollah member and that was why it was targeted. One person was killed and five were wounded in this attack. Witnesses told an AP reporter that one of the destroyed houses belonged to Sheik Mustafa Khalifeh, a cleric linked to Hezbollah, but it was unclear if he was among the casualties.[2] Associated Press logo The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ...


The first bombing run happened as the funerals for the fifteen victims of the attack on the previous day were taking place. The mourners were reportedly 500 metres away from the blast,[3] which then sent around 1,500 mourners running through the streets in panic.[4] 14 civilians have been killed and 33 wounded in the second IAF Attack, Lebanon's security forces said.[5]


Thirty minutes after this airstrike, the IDF according to the mayor, Mohammed Ghaddar, staged four more bombing runs, destroying two buildings. Twelve people were killed in these bombings with eighteen wounded according to a total from the three area hospitals.[2]


Area

Ghaziyeh is just south of Sidon, around 40km from Beirut. The city had been housing many refugees who had moved north to avoid fighting near the Israeli border and its population is reported to have swollen to 23,000.[2] The IDF has said that leaflets warning residents to move out of the city were dropped prior to the second attack.[6] , Sidon or Saida, (Arabic صيدا Ṣaydā) is the third-largest city in Lebanon. ...


Israeli bombers hit targets in Beirut, Tyre, Qassmieh, Ghaziyeh, Ghassaniyeh, Nabatiyeh, Naqoura and Ras al-Biyada on August 7.


Medical and humanitarian response

In the first attack, Lebanese rescue workers dug with their hands and used a bulldozer to look for survivors of the attack with initial reports putting the death toll at eighteen.[7]


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References

  1. ^ "Israeli strike kills 14, August 8, 2006"
  2. ^ a b c "Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier", AP, 2006-08-08.
  3. ^ "Israel in new deadly strike on grieving Lebanon village, August 9, 2006"
  4. ^ "13 dead in strikes on Lebanese town, August 9, 2006"
  5. ^ "Fighting rages as diplomatic efforts heat up: report", CNN, 2006-08-08.
  6. ^ "Israeli strike kills 14 in Lebanon village, August 8, 2006"
  7. ^ "Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war, August 7, 2006"

Associated Press logo The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...

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