2006: 33-DAY WAR
Since that withdrawal, a sequence of violent episodes between Hezbollah and Israel got here to a head with the 2006 struggle, following the kidnapping of two Israeli troopers on the border.
Israel launched an unlimited offensive in mid-2006, however the militants stood agency, with Hezbollah’s highly effective chief Hassan Nasrallah proclaiming a “divine victory”.
Lasting 33 days, the struggle resulted within the deaths of 1,200 Lebanese, primarily civilians, and 160 Israelis, largely troopers.
UN Safety Council Decision 1701, which ended the struggle, stipulated that solely the Lebanese military and UN peacekeepers ought to be deployed in southern Lebanon.
It additionally known as for “the instant cessation by Hezbollah of all assaults and the instant cessation by Israel of all offensive army operations”.
However Israel accuses the “Celebration of God” of sustaining its presence within the area, the place consultants say it has a serious community of tunnels.
