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| 12 June 2006 clashes | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel Defense Forces | Hezbollah | ||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3 soldiers killed 2 soldiers captured |
2 civilians killed 5 civilians wounded | ||||||
According to Hezbollah, 2 Israeli soldiers were captured, 3 killed and 2 wounded in an attack. The IDF confirms that 2 Israeli soldiers are indeed missing, and their whereabouts are unknown. Hezbollah also claims to have destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank, though this information is currently not verifiable.
Israel retaliated with air strikes, carried out by the IAF, killing 2 civilians and wounding 5 others, and destroyed bridges, infrastructure and powerplants in south Lebanon. Another airstrike was carried out against outposts of the Hezbollah militants group. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared the Hezbollah's attack an "act of war" by Lebanon and promised a "very painful and far-reaching response".
Israel has called up reserve troops, signaling a large-scale campaign, as operations continue to free a soldier seized by Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has now sent troops and tanks into southern Lebanon. The Israeli cabinet will meet at 7 PM UTC+3, 4 PM UTC, Noon Eastern Time.
There is some saying that the clash will escalate. According to Professor Gerald Steinberg, a Senior Research Associate at the Begin Sedat Center for Strategic Studies "Israel may have to take alarming force as an outcome of the latest attacks, which may even result in the disarming of the Hizbullah," and that "Lebanon continues to allow these terrorist activities to take place within her borders and therefore the Lebanese government plays a key role in the reoccurrence of these events."
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