696 Chapter 5
Narrative: This nine-year dispute describes Israeli actions against Hezbollah fighters
based in southern Lebanon. Syria encouraged the Hezbollah fighters in attacks against
Israel, and Israeli forces responded with small arms fire and artillery attacks on known
positions across the border. Israel also often engaged in hot pursuit against attackers that
was then protested by Lebanon. Tensions escalated dramatically on July 12, 2006, when
Hezbollah forces feinted with rocket attacks on several Israeli towns but then moved on
two Israeli army artillery vehicles across the border, killing three soldiers and capturing
two. Israel immediately launched a rescue mission but failed. Israeli forces then followed
with an invasion of southern Lebanon that began an occupation and war against Hezbol-
lah—the Lebanon War or the July war. A UN-brokered ceasefire and withdrawal was
implemented beginning on August 14, but cross-border incidents would continue well
into the next decade.
MID#4533
Dispute Number: 4533
Date(s): August 19, 2006 to March 3, 2009
Participants: 666 Israel/660 Lebanon
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Israel continued its campaign against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in late
2006 through early 2009. Unlike previous campaigns, Lebanese military forces directly
engaged the Israelis in several instances, resulting in several soldiers killed on both sides.
MID#4545
Dispute Number: 4545
Date(s): September 11, 2009 to December 27, 2010
Participants: 666 Israel/660 Lebanon
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Israel attacked multiple Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon at the end
of 2009 and throughout 2010.
663 JORDAN/666 ISRAEL
MID#1793
Started in May 1948. See the narrative in the 651 Egypt/666 Israel dyad dispute list.
MID#3229
Started in November 1948. See the narrative in the 200 United Kingdom/666 Israel dyad
dispute list.