Battle of Bint Jbeil
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Jump to navigationJump to searchBattle of Bint Jbeil | |||||||
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Part of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict | |||||||
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IDF | Hezbollah | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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16 Killed | 13 Killed (Hezbollah claim), 80 Killed (IDF Claim) |
The Battle of Bint Jbeil was one of the main battles during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon Conflict. The battle began on July 24th after two Israeli soldiers were killed by Hezbollah. On July 25th Israelis began bombarding the town. There was a brief period of calm between July 29th and August 6th before fighting ensued until a ceasefire was called on the 11th.