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The 2006 Qana airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a building in the small community of al-Khuraybah near the South Lebanese village of Qana on July 30, 2006, during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. A three-story building collapsed following the airstrike, burying a large number of Lebanese refugees sheltering inside. The cause of the collapse is still disputed. The move comes amid increasing calls for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.^[1] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ... South Lebanon may refer to South Lebanon, Ohio South Lebanon, Oregon South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Qana Qana is a village located southeast of Tyre, Lebanon. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 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. ...

Initial media reports stated that more than 50 people, including 37 children, had died^[2][3], though later reports revised this to a lower figure of 28, including 16 children, with 13 people reported missing. ^[4][5] More than 60 civilians had been killed an Israeli official said. Residents dug through the rubble with their hands, searching for survivors as bodies were removed. Video broadcast by Arab TV showed the bloodied bodies of women and children who appeared to be wearing nightclothes.^[1]According to the Israel Defense Forces, the bombing was in response to Katyusha rockets being fired by Hezbollah into northern Israel from the village over a two-week period. ^[6] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... Hezbollah flag For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ...

Map of South Lebanon showing location of Qana

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Timeline of events

Accounts have differed regarding the timing of events at Qana. According to reports of the incident:^{[7][8][9][10][2]}

• In the two weeks prior to the bombing, Hezbollah fired a number of Katyusha rockets from an area between Qana and the nearby village of As Şiddiqin (transliterated as "Zidkin" in IDF statements).
• The Israeli Defence Forces identified a building in the hamlet of Al Khuraybah just north of Qana as a Hezbollah hideout/weapons store.
• Around 1:15 A.M on July 30, 2006, the Israel Air Force bombed the building in al-Khuraybah.
• At least part of the building collapsed instantly, killing at least several young children who were sheltering inside.
• Following the initial strike, some of the people in the building exited in an attempt to survey the damage.
• Within ten minutes, a second IAF airstrike hit the building, causing the walls to collapse on the residents who did not vacate, killing them in the process.

Israeli Defense Force spokesmen initially reported that they understood the building to have collapsed several hours after Israeli bombing. According to the IAF Chief of Staff, Brigadier-General Amir Eshel, the building was attacked a little after midnight. He also stated that he did not know when the building collapsed, but "according to foreign press reports, and this is one of the reports we are relying on, the house collapsed at 8 A.M. We do not have testimony regarding the time of the collapse. If the house collapsed at 12 A.M., it is difficult for me to believe that they waited eight hours to evacuate it."^[11] In addition, it was reported that senior IAF officers had said that the collapse could have been caused by an unexploded missile or by a Hezbollah-planted explosive device.^[12] The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ... 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). ...

Medical and humanitarian response

Sami Yazbuk, the head of the Red Cross in Tyre, told the Guardian that the first call about the bombing was received at 7 AM. He claimed that previous shelling on the road to Qana had delayed the arrival of Red Cross personnel.^[7] The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

Reactions

Responding to the incident, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora denounced "Israeli war criminals" and cancelled talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In a television address to the country, he said, "There is no place on this sad morning for any discussion other than an immediate and unconditional cease-fire as well as an international investigation into the Israeli massacres."^[13]After the announcement, Rice canceled her planned visit to Beirut.^[1] This page lists prime ministers of Lebanon. ... Fouad Siniora Fouad Siniora (alternative spellings: Fuad Siniora, Fouad Seniora) is the Prime Minister of Lebanon, a position he assumed on 19 July 2005, succeeding Najib Mikati. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th and current United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush. ...

Prime Minister Siniora appealed to the U.N. Security Council for an emergency session, which held consultations on July 30, 2006. In a statement, the Security Council expressed the world body's "extreme shock and distress" at the Qana bombing and offered its condolences for the deaths. The airstrike on Qana threatened to derail work toward a resolution in the 19-day conflict between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah guerrillas.^[1] United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article concerns the legal meaning of the term resolution. ...

In Beirut and Gaza City, outrage over the attack sparked violent protests outside the cities' respective U.N. offices. Palestinian security forces had to eject about 2,000 demonstrators who had stormed the U.N. compound in Gaza City protesting the Qana attack.^[14]

Position of Israel

IDF Still shot identification of a rocket being launched from near Qana houses.

Screen captures from an IDF video showing rockets being launched from near Qana houses.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed regret over the incident and apologized for the pain the Lebanese people had endured, while also blaming the Hezbollah for using the villagers as "human shields". Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Dan Gillerman also initially accused Hezbollah of possibly being responsible for the civilian deaths: "Israel has [beseeched] and asked repeatedly for the residents of Qana to leave. I would not be surprised if the Hezbollah made them stay."^[15]Dan Gillerman, called it a "horrible, tragic incident." But Gillerman said the dead were "victims of Hezbollah," which he said was using civilian buildings as cover to launch rockets into Israel. "We are dealing with a ruthless, cynical, cruel enemy, one of the most monstrous terror organizations this world has known," he said. "They have no regard for Israeli life, and they have no regard for Lebanese life." "Clearly, we did not know the civilians were in the way," said IDF spokesman Jacob Dalal, who added that Israel was exercising its right to defend itself with its campaign of airstrikes. Israel reserved the right to take action against targets preparing attacks against it during the 48-hour period, an Israeli official said. Other officials called the attack a tragic mistake. Israel will also arrange with U.N. officials to allow safe passage for 24 hours so residents of southern Lebanon can flee the region. The official confirmed an earlier announcement by U.S. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli, who said the bombing halt should "significantly speed and improve the flow of humanitarian aid." ^[1] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ... Hezbollah flag For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dan Gillerman (born in Israel in 1944) is the 13th Israels Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ... Qana Qana is a village located southeast of Tyre, Lebanon. ...

A high-ranking IAF officer said on July 31 that the IDF had targeted the village since July 28, when it struck 10 targets there, and that the building that was hit on July 30 was chosen as a target after Israeli intelligence indicated that Hezbollah soldiers along with Katyusha rockets and launchers were hidden inside. The IDF has claimed that the airstrike was in response to over 150 Katyusha rockets fired from the area of the village into Israel in a two week period. ^[16] It also said that they believed the building to be empty. "We warned the residents that we would be attacking there," the high-ranking officer said. "We work under the belief that the villages are empty and that whoever is there is affiliated with Hezbollah."^[17] July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Hezbollah flag For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... BM-13 Katyusha multiple rocket launcher, based on a ZiS-6 truck Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery built and fielded by the Soviet Union beginning in the Second World War. ...

The IDF did not release footage of the airstrike itself, but did release a video it said was taken some time before the incident showing Katyusha rockets being fired southwest of Qana. The video also showed rocket launchers being hidden in buildings but the buildings were not identified as being in Qana as was reported.^[18]. Qana was attacked again on August 6. The IDF reportedly said that Hezbollah rockets had been launched from the village against targets in Haifa, Israel.^[19] BM-13 Katyusha multiple rocket launcher, based on a ZiS-6 truck Katyusha multiple rocket launchers are a type of rocket artillery built and fielded by the Soviet Union beginning in the Second World War. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Nickname: Red Haifa Location Haifa Bay from atop Mt. ...

International Reaction

Main article: International reactions to the 2006 Qana airstrike

Protest in Times Square, New York City, August 3, 2006.

The Qana airstrike was condemned by several countries and Non-governmental organizations, as well as resulting in public demonstrations in a number of countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. On July 31, in response to global criticism, Israel agreed to suspend air strikes over southern Lebanon for up to 48 hours, which would allow for further civilian evacuations from the area, as well as investigation of the incident, but would not refrain from responding to imminent threats.^[20] Times Square, named after the one-time headquarters of The New York Times, is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, which centers on 42nd Street and Broadway. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit group or association that acts outside of institutionalized political structures and pursues matters of interest to its members by lobbying, persuasion, or direct action. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... 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. ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross said in a July 30 statement on the IDF's attack on Qana: "Issuing advance warning to the civilian population of impending attacks in no way relieves a warring party of its obligations under the rules and principles of international humanitarian law." It also called for "a distinction to be drawn at all times between civilians and civilian objects on the one hand, and military objectives on the other. All necessary precautions must be taken to spare civilian life and objects and to ensure that the wounded have access to medical facilities."^[21] Red Cross worker Sami Yazbak, who was helping to pull bodies from the building, said many of the children who were sleeping inside were handicapped.^[1]Human Rights Watch also warned that the “consistent failure to distinguish combatants and civilians is a war crime.”^[22][23][24]. A Lebanese emergency official -- speaking live on Al-Arabiya TV -- said rescuers lacked the heavy equipment to remove people trapped under the collapsed building. "We can't do anything for them under the rubble because we do not have the right equipment," the unidentified official said.^[1] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is historically a committee of Swiss nationals, although non-Swiss nationals have recently been allowed (the committee appoints new members to itself to replace those who resign or die) which leads the international Red Cross movement (often simply known after its symbol... Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a U.S.-based international non-governmental organization that conducts research on human rights. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ...

Journalist commentary

Some commentators have pointed out similarities to the 1996 shelling of Qana, in which over 100 civilians were killed by Israeli anti-personnel shells. In both cases, the IDF claimed it was acting in response to repeated rocket attacks by Hezbollah, and both incidents resulted in increased pressure on Israel to declare a cease-fire. Qana's strategic location at the confluence of five major roadways and on the northern edge of Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon may have contributed as to its repeatedly being caught in the crossfire. ^[25]

Allegations of a hoax and of staging

Main article: 2006 Qana airstrike conspiracy theories

Several conspiracy theories emerged in the aftermath of the attack, alleging that some or all of the loss of life reported during the Qana attack was done by Hezbollah fighters themselves, in order to generate anti-Israel sympathy.^[26] On August 2, the Israel Defense Forces stated they were "aware of the rumors",^[27] although the allegations did not form part of their later statement on the bombing. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ...

Others have claimed that some widely-circulated images of the dead in Qana were staged; these allegations have been part of a broader set of allegations of staging from the Israel-Lebanon conflict, the most famous involving former freelance Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj; see 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict photographs controversies.

Investigations into the incident

IDF investigation

On August 2, the IDF concluded its investigation into the attack on Qana. The report was not released to the public but was presented to IDF Chief of Staff Halutz and Defense Minister Peretz. In a statement read out to the press Chief of Staff Halutz's summary of the report was given.^[28] The IDF stated that the building was thought to have been empty, and "was struck at 00:25 Sunday by two bombs launched by the IAF. One of the bombs exploded and the other was apparently a dud."^[29] The statement accused Hezbollah of using human shields. The statement noted that the IDF "operated according to information that 'the building was not inhabited by civilians and was being used as a hiding place for terrorists.'"^[30] "Had they known that civilians were in the building," the statement continued, "the attack would not have been carried out."^[31] The statement also noted that "the building was adjacent to areas from which rockets had been launched towards Israel"^[32] and prior to the 30 July attack, "several other structures were attacked in the same area, because they served as terrorist infrastructure."^[33] August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Human shield is a military term describing the presence of civilians in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets. ...

The IDF did not explicitly take responsibility for the casualties, but Lt. General Halutz was quoted as saying that he "expressed his sorrow for the deaths of civilians, among them children, in the incident in Qana". ^[28]

Questions raised over military accounts of the incident

Israeli Haaretz reports: "As the Israel Air Force continues to investigate the air strike [at Qana], questions have been raised over military accounts of the incident. It now appears that the military had no information on rockets launched from the site of the building, or the presence of Hezbollah men at the time. The Israel Defense Forces had said after the deadly air-strike that many rockets had been launched from Qana. However, it changed its version on Monday. The site was included in an IAF plan to strike at several buildings in proximity to a previous launching site. Similar strikes were carried out in the past. However, there were no rocket launches from Qana on the day of the strike. ^[34] Haaretz (Hebrew: (help· info), The Land) is an Israeli newspaper, founded in 1919. ...

Annan's report to the Security Council

The Security Council asked Annan to report back on the circumstances of the attack, when it approved a statement expressing its "extreme shock and distress" at the bombing. In the report, Annan acknowledged requests from Lebanon, the Arab League and the Non-Aligned Movement for a full investigation into the airstrke, but this had not been possible, due to the heavy fighting in the area. Annan’s report stated that the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, could not confirm or deny Israel’s contention that Hezbollah was launching rocket attacks from Qana. The Israeli air strike on Qana, may be part of a larger pattern of violations of international law in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said Annan. In that light, Annan voiced the opinion in his report that the strike was more than sufficiently serious to merit a more comprehensive investigation. The attack should be seen "in the broader context of what could be, based on preliminary information available to the United Nations ... a pattern of violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed during the course of the current hostilities," Annan wrote ^[35].

Human Rights Watch

According to Human Rights Watch on 2 August, the initial estimate of 54 persons killed was based on a register of 63 persons who had sought shelter in the basement, and the rescue teams first having located only nine survivors. However, it was later established that 22 had escaped the basement and that 28 bodies had been recovered, of whom 16 were children. There were still 13 people missing, and locals feared they were buried in the rubble. Human Rights Watch Banner Human Rights Watch is a U.S.-based international non-governmental organization that conducts research on human rights. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ...

Human Rights Watch also added that its own researchers, who visited Qana on July 31, the day after the attack, did not find any destroyed military equipment in or near the house. "Similarly, none of the dozens of international journalists, rescue workers and international observers who visited Qana on July 30 and 31 reported seeing any evidence of Hezbollah military presence in or around the home. Rescue workers recovered no bodies of apparent Hezbollah fighters from inside or near the building." ^[36] July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ...

Bomb details

A piece of bomb fuselage bearing the markings (in English) "FOR USE ON MK-84 GUIDED BOMB BSU-37/B (ASSY) 96214-700922-6" was reportedly unearthed by Lebanese Civil Defense officials at the scene of the bombing and was seen by the international media.^[37] The BSU 37/B is a detachable tail fin unit which is used to stabilize the Mk 84 bomb, a United States-made general-purpose bomb which weighs around 2,000 lb (900 kg).^[38] Israel received some 2,500 Mk 84s equipped with precision-guidance systems in an arms transfer agreement with the United States Government in 2004.^[39] The Mark 84 is an American general-purpose bomb, the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. ... A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. ... The government of the United States, established by the United States Constitution, is a federal republic of 50 states, a few territories and some protectorates. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

August 6 Attack

On August 6 the IDF announced that a missile launcher located in the area of Qana which had fired rockets into Haifa was later destroyed in an Israeli airstrike.^[40] As part of the announcement the IDF released a video of the launcher which showed three rocket launchers in an area the video described as "between Qana and Zidkin". This area is a large uninhabited area to the southwest of Qana.^[41] August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Nickname: Red Haifa Location Haifa Bay from atop Mt. ...

See also

• 1996 shelling of Qana
• 2006 Qana airstrike conspiracy theories
  • Salam Daher
• 2006 Qaa airstrike
• 2006 Shiyyah airstrike
• 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes
• 2006 Marjayoun convoy

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 2006 Marjayoun convoy was a convoy of approximately 759 vehicles containing Lebanese police, army, civilians, and one Associated Press journalist, which was attacked by the the Israeli Air Force (IAF) as it travelled away from the area of Marjayoun on August 11, 2006. ...

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External links

• Video of the scene of the air strike in the morning from Al Manar TV (Arabic)
• Undated Israeli Aerial Surveillance footage of Hezbollah rockets launched South West outside Qana (English) (Hebrew)
• Satellite view of Qana showing the area to the bottom left of the image where rockets were fired on an unspecified date.
• Blogs: Hizbullah 'milked' Qana Attack - Ynetnews
• Shocking use of Children to promote Qana Attack, Zapp TV Germany

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