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[[Image:Locsdgf.jpg|right|Areas in Lebanon targeted by Israeli bombing, 12 July to 13 August 2006.|thumb|300px]]

[[Image:Locsdgf.jpg|right|Areas in Lebanon targeted by Israeli bombing, 12 July to 13 August 2006.|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.  A surprise cross border raid killed 3 Israeli soldiers and killed 2 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>. A failed rescue attempt after the initial capture resulted in the deaths of five more Israeli troops. Shortly thereafter, Israel began an ultimately unsuccessful aerial bombing campaign against not only Hezbollah, but against Lebanon on a whole who it directly blamed for the raid.  A blockade was put into affect and the Lebanese airport bombed and shut down as well as the main bridges and roads into and out of Lebanon. This decision went against world opinion, especially when reports of Lebanese civilian dead started to pour in.  Israel eventually launched a land assault which proceeded to advance much slower than expected against surprisingly staunch opposition.  A few weeks after the start of hostilities a cease fire was put into place.  Israeli troops withdrew from southern Lebanon over the next few months as the Lebanese army took up positions on the southern border.  Hezbollah was not allowed to re-establish its former positions.  Nevertheless, the tenacious fighting and defense of Hezbollah against Israel, especially while the regular Lebanese army did nothing, bolstered the support of Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Arab world.

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.  A blockade was put into affect and the Lebanese airport bombed and shut down as well as the main bridges and roads into and out of Lebanon. A few weeks after the start of hostilities a cease fire was put into place.  Israeli troops withdrew from southern Lebanon over the next few months as the Lebanese army took up positions on the southern border.  Hezbollah was not allowed to re-establish its former positions.

==Bad Media Coverage==

==Bad Media Coverage==