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2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict (view source)
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The press coverage of the event in the West came under heavy criticism, as the [[liberal]] anti-Israel media intentionally gave favorable coverage to Hezbollah<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjVlMmRjNDllNzhkZmE1OWM3NmE1OGQ4OGQxMDA1YjQ=</ref>. Many instantly claimed Israel was responsible for casualties before investigations revealed that they were not. The most famous incident of bad press coverage was the now fired [[Reuters]] journalist Adnan Hajj, who intentionally doctored his pictures of the events<ref>http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/reuters-image-problem/14170/</ref>.
The press coverage of the event in the West came under heavy criticism, as the [[liberal]] anti-Israel media intentionally gave favorable coverage to Hezbollah<ref>http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YjVlMmRjNDllNzhkZmE1OWM3NmE1OGQ4OGQxMDA1YjQ=</ref>. Many instantly claimed Israel was responsible for casualties before investigations revealed that they were not. The most famous incident of bad press coverage was the now fired [[Reuters]] journalist Adnan Hajj, who intentionally doctored his pictures of the events<ref>http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/reuters-image-problem/14170/</ref>.
==Impact on civillians==
==Impact on civilians==
Israeli retaliation at the death of eight soldiers ultimately caused the deaths of up to 2,000 Lebanese citizens (this number is highly contested: many deaths appear to have been accidental recounts of the bodies, or the casualties of misfired Hezbollah rockets), the wounding of over 4,000, and the displacement of 200,000. Israeli civilian losses were at 43.
Israeli retaliation at the death of eight soldiers ultimately caused the deaths of up to 2,000 Lebanese citizens (this number is highly contested: many deaths appear to have been accidental recounts of the bodies, or the casualties of misfired Hezbollah rockets), the wounding of over 4,000, and the displacement of 200,000. Israeli civilian losses were at 43.
[[Image:Economist Cover 20060819.jpg|right|thumb|''The Economist'' magazine cover declaring [[Hezbollah]] the winner of the war, 19 August 2006.]]
[[Image:Economist Cover 20060819.jpg|right|thumb|''The Economist'' magazine cover declaring [[Hezbollah]] the winner of the war, 19 August 2006.]]