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Encyclopedia > 2006 Shiyyah airstrike

The 2006 Shiyyah airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on the Shiyyah suburb in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 7, 2006, during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. Two missiles fired from an IDF bomber destroyed three apartment buildings in the suburb. [1] The death toll from the airstrikes has risen as recovery efforts have continued, with 50 corpses recovered so far and 61 anticipated. [2] [3] [4] The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 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. ...

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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Combatants Israel Hezbollah Strength 30,000 [1] 600-1,000 fighters[2] Casualties 33 killed 150 wounded [1] [2] Israel claims 50+ killed Hezbollah denies,1 fighter captured[3] The Litani offensive was a final push by the Israeli Defense Forces during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict that began on...


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The nearby area of Haret Hreik, described as a "Hizbollah's stronghold", had been targeted over a four-week period prior to the attack on Shiyyah which had not been targeted by the IAF earlier.


Around 8 pm local time, an IAF missile hit a five-storey residential apartment block in Hijaj Street, just outside central Beirut, instantly killing a number of civilians and wounding other residents.


The area is a densely populated residential district and predominantly Shi'a Muslim. Businesses in Hijaj Street include a supermarket, a hairdressing salon, a fishmonger's, a greengrocer's and a mobile phone shop, with an internet cafe in the basement of the apartment block. Residents stated that there was no Hezbollah activity in the area. Many of the people killed and wounded were refugees from South Lebanon.[5]
Fifteen of the dead were from the Remaiti family which owned a residential building [3] in Asaad al-Assad street. According to survivors, before the missiles exploded, an Israeli drone flew over the Shiyyah district. At the same time, it is reported that a young boy drove down Assaad al-Assad street on a motorcycle and fired into the sky with a rifle opposite the Remaiti home. Not long afterwards, the building was hit by two missiles. [6] [7] Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Pioneer UAV flying over Iraq UAVs in a hangar A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is one of the latest generation of pilotless aircraft. ...


Medical and humanitarian response

Residents of Shiyyah, along with Lebanese Civil Defense and Red Cross workers, worked at trying to remove rubble after the attack before the rest of the building collapsed. These recovery efforts have continued and are focused on recovery of corpses.


Immediately following the attack some of the wounded were taken to Hayat Hospital, Beirut.[5]


Casualties

Initial reports put the figure at five dead.[8] Reports following this had the figures at 15 to 17 residents killed with 40 wounded.[9] Lebanese police said on August 8 that the confirmed figure of 30 dead could rise as recovery attempts continued.[10] By August 9 the figure of dead was placed at 41 with the recovery efforts continuing. [2] [11] [12] August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ...


By August 11 the Lebanese Health Minister Mohammed Khalifa, said 50 bodies had been recovered and 61 were expected to be recovered, as 11 civilians that were known to be in the building were still unaccounted. Minister Khalifa said: "There is no way to know for certain how many were killed. There were many displaced people in the building who are still unaccounted for."[4] August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mohammed Jamal Khalifa is a Saudi Arabian businessman from Jeddah who is married to one of Osama bin Ladens sisters. ...


See also

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. ... 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. ...

References

  1. ^ "With Fatal Blasts, War Invades Quiet Enclave of Beirut, August 8, 2006"
  2. ^ a b "Death toll rises to 41 in Monday's raid on Beirut, August 9, 2006"
  3. ^ a b "Angry Shi'ites bury the dead after Beirut attack, August 9, 2006"
  4. ^ a b "'Hot air pushed me off my chair. I was on the ground. I thought I was dead' , August 11, 2006"
  5. ^ a b "Terror of war interrupts quiet evening in Shiyyah, August 8, 2006"
  6. ^ "Robert Fisk: What do you say to a man whose family is buried under the rubble?, August 9, 2006"
  7. ^ "With Fatal Blasts, War Invades Quiet Enclave of Beirut(page 2), August 9, 2006"
  8. ^ "Israeli strike hits south Beirut, at least 5 dead, August 7, 2006"
  9. ^ Aftermath of Beirut missile strike, August 8, 2006"
  10. ^ "Death toll rises to 30 in Monday raid on Beirut, August 8, 2006"
  11. ^ "Lebanese direct growing anger at US, August 10, 2006"
  12. ^ "Nasrallah backs troops in South, warns of 'graveyard' for enemy, August 8, 2006"

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