Rebirth of Israel

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...

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...