Operation Beach Boys

Part of the 2006 Lebanon War

Date	August 3, 2006 - August 14, 2006
Location	Coast of Southern Lebanon
Result	Israeli victory

Belligerents

Israel

Hezbollah

Commanders and leaders

Lt. Co. Eliezer Toledano
Major Amos HaCohen

Unknown

Units involved

Sayeret Maglan

Unknown

Strength

Sayeret Maglan

Unknown

Casualties and losses

None

150 targets destroyed

Operation Beach Boys was an operation in Southern Lebanon by the Israeli special forces unit Sayeret Maglan during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Throughout the 2006 Lebanon War, Hezbollah kept a steady barrage of rockets into northern Israel. Intelligence suggested that many of the rockets were being launched from coastal areas. Senior Maglan officers planned a clandestine operation behind Hezbollah lines to destroy rocket launchers in the western sector of South Lebanon along the coast, and the mission was cleared for action after personal approval from Brigadier-General Gal Hirsch.

Dozens of Maglan soldiers were airlifted into South Lebanon by helicopter. After hiding from a passing Hezbollah squad, the soldiers began calling in airstrikes against Hezbollah rocket launchers, as well as headquarters, trucks, ammunition dumps, and other military infrastructure. A total of 150 Hezbollah targets, including 40 rocket launchers, were destroyed. The operation lasted 11 days before the soldiers were withdrawn, as a ceasefire came into effect.

The operation was widely considered a success, and was estimated to have reduced Hezbollah rocket fire by 40%.

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