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| '''Maroun al-Ras''' (in ]: '''مارون الراس''') is a village located in ]. It was the scene of a major confrontation between the ] and ] fighters during the ]<ref>http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/07/israel_enters_s.php </ref>. | '''Maroun al-Ras''' (in ]: '''مارون الراس''') is a ] village located in ], roughly one ] (0.62 ]) from the ] ]. It was the scene of a major confrontation between the ] and ] fighters during the ]<ref>http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/07/israel_enters_s.php </ref>. | ||
| Maroun al-Ras is strategically important as it overlooks the Israeli |
Maroun al-Ras is strategically important as it overlooks the ] ] of ], about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) away. The village's elevation is 911 meters (2,988 feet). <ref>http://sayanythingblog.com/2006/07/23/war_in_lebanon_the_idf_moves_in/</ref> | ||
| The village was occupied by Israel |
The village was occupied by Israel, which claimed it was a stronghold for ] and one of the launching points for rocket attacks on northern Israel.<ref>http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060722/3/429gv.html</ref> | ||
| Six Israeli soldiers were killed in the village, though Israel says it drove Hezbollah out.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel 'seizes' Hezbollah village|date=]|publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5206966.stm}}</ref> | Six Israeli soldiers and tens of Hizbullah fighters were killed in the village, though Israel says it drove Hezbollah out.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel 'seizes' Hezbollah village|date=]|publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5206966.stm}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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33°04′50″N 35°25′20″E / 33.08056°N 35.42222°E / 33.08056; 35.42222 Maroun al-Ras (in Arabic: مارون الراس) is a Shiite Muslim village located in Southern Lebanon, roughly one kilometre (0.62 miles) from the Israeli border. It was the scene of a major confrontation between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah fighters during the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese conflict.
Maroun al-Ras is strategically important as it overlooks the Israeli moshav of Avivim, about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) away. The village's elevation is 911 meters (2,988 feet).
The village was occupied by Israel, which claimed it was a stronghold for Hezbollah and one of the launching points for rocket attacks on northern Israel.
Six Israeli soldiers and tens of Hizbullah fighters were killed in the village, though Israel says it drove Hezbollah out.
References
- http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2006/07/israel_enters_s.php
- http://sayanythingblog.com/2006/07/23/war_in_lebanon_the_idf_moves_in/
- http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060722/3/429gv.html
- "Israel 'seizes' Hezbollah village". BBC News. 2006-07-23.
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