2006 Lebanon War
armed conflict primarily between Israel and Hezbollah
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Summary
2006 Lebanon War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,123 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Lebanon[3], Israel[4]
- Follows: 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict[5]
- Followed by: 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon[6], Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present)[7]
- Location: Southern Lebanon[8], Northern District[9], Dahyeh[10]
- Part of: Israeli–Lebanese conflict[11], Lebanon –Israel conflict[12], Arab–Israeli conflict[13]
- Commons category: 2006 Lebanon War[14]
- Has part(s): 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid[15], Operation Change of Direction 11[16], foreign involvement in the 2006 Lebanon War[17], Operation Density[18]
- Start time: July 12, 2006[19]
- End time: August 14, 2006[20]
- Point in time: 2006[21]
- Participant: Israel Defense Forces[22], Hezbollah[23], Amal Movement[24], Lebanese Communist Party[25], Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command[26]
- Significant event: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:2006 Lebanon War[28]
- Commons gallery: 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict[29]
- Number of deaths: 1191[30], 165[31]
- Number of injured: 4409[32]
- Immediate cause of: international reactions to the 2006 Lebanon War[33], 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid[34]
- Has effect: Winograd Commission[35], 2006 Lebanon War photographs controversies[36]
- History of topic: timeline of the 2006 Lebanon War[37]
Why It Matters
2006 Lebanon War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]