2006 Israel-Lebanon War

2006 Lebanon War

Part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict

Bombed-out buildings in Lebanon, 2006

Date

12 July – 14 August 2006
(Israeli blockade of Lebanon ended on 8 September 2006)

Location

Lebanon, Northern Israel and the Golan Heights

Result

Stalemate, both sides claim victory

Ceasefire through UNSC Resolution 1701
The Lebanese Army is introduced into South Lebanon and UNIFIL deployments reinforced

Belligerents

Israel

Supported by:

United States

Hezbollah
Amal
LCP
PFLP-GC

Supported by:

Commanders and leaders

Ehud Olmert (Prime Minister of Israel)
Amir Peretz
Dan Halutz
Moshe Kaplinsky
Udi Adam
Eliezer Shkedi

David Ben Ba'ashat

Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary-General of Hezbollah)
Imad Mughniyeh
Nabih Berri
Khaled Hadadi

Ahmed Jibril

Strength

Up to 10,000 soldiers by August 2; 30,000 soldiers in the last few days.

Several hundred
(south of the Litani River)

Casualties and losses

Israel Defense Forces:
Killed: 121 killed
Wounded: 1,244

Equipment losses:
5** tanks damaged beyond repair (from ATGMs and IEDs)
2 Apache helicopters lost (due to accidents, malfunctions)
1 transport helicopter lost (due to a Hezbollah missile)
1 Cobra helicopter lost (due to accident)
1 aircraft crashed
1 warship damaged (by a C-802 missile).
Israeli civilians:
Killed: 44
Wounded:1,384

Foreign civilians:
2 dead

Hezbollah Fighters:
Killed: 250 (Hezbollah claim)
≤500 (Lebanese officials' est.)
500 (UN officials' est.)
600–800 (IDF claim)
Captured: 4 fighters

Amal militia: 17 dead

LCP militia: 12 dead

PFLP-GC militia: 2 dead

IRGC: ≈6–9 dead (Lebanese officials' est.)

Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces: 43 dead

Lebanese civilians (combatants included) and foreign civilians:
Dead:*
1,191 (Amnesty International)
1,109 (including 250 Hezbollah fighters)(Human Rights Watch)
1,191 (Lebanese government est.)
Wounded:
4,409

Foreign civilians:
51 dead
25 wounded

United Nations:
5 dead
12 wounded

*It was widely reported that most of those killed were civilians. The Lebanese government does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in death toll figures.
For total casualty figures, see: Casualties of the 2006 Lebanon War

**5 tanks were damaged beyond repair ('lasting vehicle kills'), 22 tanks received armor penetrations, and 52 tanks suffered some form of damage. other sources claim 20 main battle tanks destroyed.

Israeli civilians killed by Hezbollah rocket attacks, 12 July – 13 August 2006 (black) vs. the ethnic composition at the North of Israel (pink).

Stalemate, both sides claim victory

Hezbollah
Amal
LCP
PFLP-GC

Ehud Olmert (Prime Minister of Israel)
Amir Peretz
Dan Halutz
Moshe Kaplinsky
Udi Adam
Eliezer Shkedi

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