Battle of Ayta ash-Shab
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The Battle of Ayta ash-Shab started on July 31, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War. The Israeli military
and Hezbollah forces engaged in the village of Ayta ash-Shab in southern Lebanon
.
"There is an operation going on over there -- this is the first time troops have been in this area," an Israeli army spokesman told Reuters
. Hezbollah said its guerrillas were engaging the advancing force in fierce fighting, Reuters reported.
On August 1, the IDF confirmed that 3 soldiers were killed, 25 injured by small arms and anti-tank missiles. The IDF claimed to have killed 20 Hezbollah fighters.
The IDF said its troops had killed or wounded 20 Hezbollah fighters in battles Tuesday. Hezbollah said that four of its fighters died in the fighting.
On August 2, paratroopers continued exchanging fire with Hezbollah guerillas in the village. The IDF said that 7 Hezbollah fighters were killed and 10 wounded. Israel said that 1 IDF soldier was killed, 2 were seriously wounded, and 12 were lightly wounded in the fighting, which began before dawn Wednesday.
On August 12, the Battle of Ayta ash-Shab became part of the broader Litani offensive. Fighting continued with five soldiers killed in the town and another 25 wounded on August 13.
Israel said that 50 Hezbollah fighters were killed in fighting and put its own losses at 13 soldiers killed and 50 wounded. However, Hezbollah fighters who had fought in the battle said that only 8 fighters were killed.
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
and Hezbollah forces engaged in the village of Ayta ash-Shab in southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon
Southern Lebanon is the geographical area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. These two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s...
.
"There is an operation going on over there -- this is the first time troops have been in this area," an Israeli army spokesman told Reuters
Reuters
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. Hezbollah said its guerrillas were engaging the advancing force in fierce fighting, Reuters reported.
On August 1, the IDF confirmed that 3 soldiers were killed, 25 injured by small arms and anti-tank missiles. The IDF claimed to have killed 20 Hezbollah fighters.
The IDF said its troops had killed or wounded 20 Hezbollah fighters in battles Tuesday. Hezbollah said that four of its fighters died in the fighting.
On August 2, paratroopers continued exchanging fire with Hezbollah guerillas in the village. The IDF said that 7 Hezbollah fighters were killed and 10 wounded. Israel said that 1 IDF soldier was killed, 2 were seriously wounded, and 12 were lightly wounded in the fighting, which began before dawn Wednesday.
On August 12, the Battle of Ayta ash-Shab became part of the broader Litani offensive. Fighting continued with five soldiers killed in the town and another 25 wounded on August 13.
Israel said that 50 Hezbollah fighters were killed in fighting and put its own losses at 13 soldiers killed and 50 wounded. However, Hezbollah fighters who had fought in the battle said that only 8 fighters were killed.
Sources
- Israel warns Lebanese to clear out", CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, 2006-08-01 - Greenberg, Hanan, "IDF casualties in south Lebanon", YnetnewsYnetnewsYnetnews is the online English language Israeli news website of Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel’s most-read newspaper, and the Hebrew Israel news portal, Ynet...
, 2006-08-01 - Katz, Yaakov, "25 troops wounded in clashes with Hizbullah in Ayta a-Shab", The Jerusalem PostThe Jerusalem PostThe Jerusalem Post is an Israeli daily English-language broadsheet newspaper, founded on December 1, 1932 by Gershon Agron as The Palestine Post. The daily readership numbers do not approach those of the major Hebrew newspapers....
, 2006-08-01 - Three IDF soldiers killed in fierce battles with Hezbollah in south Lebanon village of Ayta a-Shab, HaaretzHaaretzHaaretz is Israel's oldest daily newspaper. It was founded in 1918 and is now published in both Hebrew and English in Berliner format. The English edition is published and sold together with the International Herald Tribune. Both Hebrew and English editions can be read on the Internet...
, 2006-08-01 - Troops recount moments of horror, Jerusalem Post, 2006-08-02
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