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[[Image:Naharya.jpg|right|A house after a Hezbollah rocket attack in the northern Israeli town of Naharya|thumb|300px]]

[[Image:Naharya.jpg|right|A house after a Hezbollah rocket attack in the northern Israeli town of Naharya|thumb|300px]]

==Cause==

==Cause==

The '''2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict''' was the result of the actions of the terrorist group [[Hezbollah]] who were staked out in southern Lebanon.  The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on July 12, 2006 when Hezbollah terrorists crossed the border into Israel and attacked an Israeli army convoy, killing eight soldiers and kidnapping two others.  Hezbollah had been looking to capture Israeli troops so they could trade them for hundreds of prisoners in Israel that had been rounded up in their occupation of Lebanon and Palestine.<ref>http://domino.un.org/unispal.NSF/fd807e46661e3689852570d00069e918/87e2508779d8ec83852571b6004c761f</ref> Hezbollah embedded itself within a civilian population, housing its office buildings, military positions, and weapons caches among civilians. Hezbollah also fired its rockets from within civilian villages and cities making it extremely difficult if not impossible to distinguish between civilian and Hezbollah areas. Israel dropped leaflets and broadcast radio messages warning civilians to leave certain areas, often giving up the element of surprise. To prevent further supplies of arms from [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] reaching Hezbollah, Israel launched air attacks against [[Beirut|Beirut's]] airport and major land routes, while a naval blockade prevented shipping from entering or leaving the ports. Thousands of foreign nationals eventually were evacuated from the war zone.  

The '''2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict''' was the result of the actions of the terrorist group [[Hezbollah]] who were staked out in southern Lebanon.  The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on July 12, 2006 when Hezbollah terrorists crossed the border into Israel and attacked an Israeli army convoy, killing eight soldiers and kidnapping two others.  Hezbollah had been looking to capture Israeli troops so they could trade them for hundreds of prisoners in Israel that had been rounded up during previous conflicts with Lebanon and Palestine.<ref>http://domino.un.org/unispal.NSF/fd807e46661e3689852570d00069e918/87e2508779d8ec83852571b6004c761f</ref> Hezbollah embedded itself within a civilian population, housing its office buildings, military positions, and weapons caches among civilians. Hezbollah also fired its rockets from within civilian villages and cities making it extremely difficult if not impossible to distinguish between civilian and Hezbollah areas. Israel dropped leaflets and broadcast radio messages warning civilians to leave certain areas, often giving up the element of surprise. To prevent further supplies of arms from [[Syria]] and [[Iran]] reaching Hezbollah, Israel launched air attacks against [[Beirut|Beirut's]] airport and major land routes, while a naval blockade prevented shipping from entering or leaving the ports. Thousands of foreign nationals eventually were evacuated from the war zone.  

Unlike past wars, such as the 1956 war against [[Egypt]] or the 1967 war against Egypt, Syria and [[Jordan]], the Israeli military did not immediately launch powerful ground assaults. Ground attacks did occur, largely from the second week onwards, but these were individual assaults to take or neutralize specific targets relatively close to the border. One significant [[commando]] assault did take place in the northeastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck, but that was designed as a specific attack to seize individual Hezbollah leaders. Only in the days leading up to the cease-fire did the Israeli military launch any significant assault, which took it to the Litani River in southern Lebanon.<ref>''The Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah War'' [http://www.historyguy.com/israel-lebanon_war_2006.html historyguy.com]. Accessed 21 January 2008</ref>

Unlike past wars, such as the 1956 war against [[Egypt]] or the 1967 war against Egypt, Syria and [[Jordan]], the Israeli military did not immediately launch powerful ground assaults. Ground attacks did occur, largely from the second week onwards, but these were individual assaults to take or neutralize specific targets relatively close to the border. One significant [[commando]] assault did take place in the northeastern Lebanese city of Baalbeck, but that was designed as a specific attack to seize individual Hezbollah leaders. Only in the days leading up to the cease-fire did the Israeli military launch any significant assault, which took it to the Litani River in southern Lebanon.<ref>''The Israel-Lebanon/Hezbollah War'' [http://www.historyguy.com/israel-lebanon_war_2006.html historyguy.com]. Accessed 21 January 2008</ref>