The Second Lebanon War In the summer of 2006, a month-long conflict between Israeli and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon ensued, caused by Hezbollah guerrillas conducting cross-border raid, killing eight Israel Defense Forces soldiers and abducted two others. Hezbollah is the military arm of Shia Islam. Its 1985 charter aimed the expulsion of Christian militia, the Americans, the French and their allies definitely from Lebanon, mad to institute an Islamic government. The month-long war led to heavy losses on both sides of the conflict and an ultimately inconclusive result. The fighting with the signing of a United Nations-brokered ceasefire and the war was officially ended when Israel lifted it naval blockade of Lebanon on September 8, 2006. Israel lost 121 soldiers, including the two kidnapped soldiers, with more than 600 injured, and had 44 civilians killed with nearly 1,500 injured...
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Withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas' Rise to Power
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Withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas' Rise to Power The Israeli disengagement from Gaza was the withdrawal of the Israeli army from inside the Gaza Strip , and the dismantling of all Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip in 2005. Following the withdrawal, Hamas was elected as the Palestinian government which started the chain reaction leading to Operation "Summer Rains" later within that year. In December 2006, news reports indicated that a number of Palestinians were leaving the Gaza Strip, due to political disorder and "economic pressure" there. In January 2007, fighting continued between Hamas and Fatah , without any progress towards resolution or reconciliation Fighting spread to several points in the Gaza Strip with both factions attacking each other. In response to constant attacks by rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, Israel launched an airstrike which destroyed a building used by Hamas. [87] In June 2007 the Fatah–H...