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The Litani offensive was a final push by the Israeli Defense Forces during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict that began on August 11, 2006, and ended 3 days later when the ceasefire came into effect. It involved a major force entering Lebanon that reached as far as the Litani river, and aimed to clear the area of Southern Lebanon of Hezbollah militants as best as possible before the ceasefire began. 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. ...
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 Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ...
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 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Litani River in red The Litani River (Arabic: نهر الليطاني; transliterated: Nahr al-Lytany) is an important waterway in southern Lebanon. ...
Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon composed of two Governates: the South Lebanon Governate and the Nabatiyeh Governate. ...
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On August 11 the long-awaited Israeli offensive began. Some 30,000 troops began their massive push. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
19 Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed and more than 100 injured in heavy clashes on the ground on August 12 with Hezbollah forces in south Lebanon, after Israel dramatically expanded its ground operation in the area. Hezbollah said that they destroyed 21 Israeli tanks, but Israel confirmed that only four tanks were destroyed and two damaged and one armored bulldozer was destroyed, all by anti-tank missiles or large improvised explosive devices. Also an Israeli transport helicopter was shot down in the Maryamein valley near the village of Yater, and other helicopters scrambled to the area to try to rescue the crew, but all five soldiers onboard were killed. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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This was the fourth helicopter to crash since Operation Change of Direction was launched on July 12. Two helicopters collided and crashed and a third crashed separately in northern Israel early on in the fighting. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ...
Under cover of intense artillery fire, Israeli forces reached the Litani River, which is some 20 to 30 kilometers inside Lebanon, military officials said Saturday evening.[citation needed]
Military officials claimed that at least 50 Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the clashes but Hezbollah officials denied that number. One Hezbollah fighter was captured after he was wounded in the fighting and he was later sent to a hospital in Israel.
With the expansion of the ground offensive in Lebanon, four divisions were operating in south Lebanon and most of the activity was focused in areas from where Hezbollah has been firing short-range rockets into Israel. Sources in the IDF General Staff said four to seven days would be needed to complete the occupation of the area.
Fighting continued the next day with another nine Israeli soldiers killed [4] and 45 wounded. Hezbollah continued firing rockets into northern Israel. Israel reported that 250 rockets hit its territory, including the port city of Haifa. At least two persons were killed, including a eight-year-old child, in the rocket attacks.
On the morning of August 14, a UN-brokered ceasefire ended the Israeli offensive. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...
References - ^ "Some 30,000 Israeli troops in Lebanon - army radio", Reuters via Yahoo! News Asia, 2006-08-13.
- ^ The International Institute For Strategic Studies (2006-07-21). Agence France Presse - Lebanese army faces no-win situation. Retrieved on 2006-08-01.
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