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| '''Maroun al-Ras''' 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 ]. 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 village 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> | |||
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| The village was occupied by Israel after they said it was a stronghold for Hezbollah 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> | ||
| ==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 village located in Southern Lebanon. 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 village 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 after they said it was a stronghold for Hezbollah and one of the launching points for rocket attacks on northern Israel.
Six Israeli soldiers 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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