Why did Israel attack Lebanon in 2006?

Ace like always has an amusing description of history.

Hezbollah invaded Israel to kidnap or kill Israeli soldiers, in order to barter them for - convicted murderers, no less - which were spending time in Israeli prisons - but because their victims were Jews, Hezbollah considers them holy martyrs that must be released at all costs.

It is true that Hezbollah expected Israel will have a small reaction.

On the side of Israel - Hezbollah invaded our territory, with the purpose or kidnapping or killing Israeli soldiers, and also did kill and kidnap the bodies of three soldiers. It is also true that this has happened before without a big reaction. But maybe we've had enough?

This time, our government, with the full support of the people, decided to make a lesson to Hezbollah that invading our territory and killing our soldiers, will be met with a strong response. Hassan Nasrallah has spent all his time since then in his basement, celebrating his victory.

Also worth mentioning, is that Hezbollah's action was completely unprovoked. Israel isn't occupying Lebanese territories and has no reason to fight with Lebanon. It is only Hezbollah's insistence to make a fight with Israel always and at any cost. The reason for that is the instructions from their masters in Tehran. It serves the Iranians well to have Lebanon as a military pad for Iran. It does not serve Lebanon at all.

I don't know if the Lebanese want peace with Israel or not - but from the side of Israel, there is no reason to fight, if Lebanon could stop being used by Iran and Syria as proxy for their wars.

As far as Druze, I've served with many Druze in Israel, who are full rights citizens. The Druze in Lebanon - some of them go with Hezbollah, some are against it. You should ask other Druze about it. They're quite secretive about their inner matters.

@ace

I stand corrected. Of course Hezbollah's intentions were always peaceful and loving. Doesn't their name in Arabic mean the party of peace and hugs? They just wanted to pet and feed those poor IDF soldiers. The whole thing just got out of hand and was a big misunderstanding.

Hmm... contemporary historic previous ring any bells? because did not they do precisely that many years in the past? besides, i'm slightly cynical even as the in reality source quoted source for the decision and numbers of those 'lengthy decision' missiles (because it really isn't any longer lengthy decision, that is medium) is an IDF Brigadier known. that is in his interest to construct up the chance. That way even as Hezbollah lob missiles into Israel (which they positively will) he's already popular the mandate for rolling each and each and every of how as a lot as Beirut. And apparently they might ought to invade by UN instruments; i ask your self how that would bypass down with Israel's common allies?

What ace said is true.

Hezbollah pledged to get back all lebanese land and prisoners in Israel. He kidnapped the two soldiers to trade them for the Lebanese ones. Israel retaliated in a war instead of just trading the prisoners. Israel also deliberately targeted civilians.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahiya_doctrine

And it is not true that it only targeted lebanese shias it targeted lebanese sunnis as well and two christian villages were flatted out. Not to mention that for me a lebanese is a lebanese whether he is a buddhist a jew a muslim a druze a christian or an atheist.

As for lebanese druze they are mostly anti israel

There are 3 leaderships for druze:

Talal erslan,walid jumblat and wi2am wahhab

Talal Erslan and wi2am wahhab are very very pro hezbollah and anti Israel

Walid Jumblat has the biggest number of followers and he has a love-hate relationship with hezbollah and he is known to keep changing his opinions. He is also anti-israel and lately he has been supporting hezbollah as a resistence movement but disagreeing with hezbollah on many issues such as his involvement in Syria

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@SS 200 men...mmm what? Plus there was a reason for the clash.

Depends on who you ask. Israel says they did it to destroy Hezbollah sites. Lebanon says Israel just wanted to bomb the country.

Seeing that Israel bombed not only Hezbollah sites but residential buildings in Christian areas as well as Lebanese military sites, I'd say Israel is not being honest

Israel had had experience of modern missile warfare in 1991, when Iraq fired Scud missiles at it during the war over Kuwait. In 2006, it was under rocket attack again and had an ineffective response.

After eight Israeli soldiers had been killed and two captured by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Israel and Hezbollah engaged in a 33-day war in which Hezbollah fired a hail of rockets into Israel and the Israelis bombed Lebanese towns, villages and infrastructure but made little headway in ground operations.

The war ended inconculsively but with Hezbollah largely intact. A new element had also been introduced into Israel's wars. It accused Iran of arming Hezbollah (and Hamas).

Army service and subsequent employment among Jewish Israelis also exposes Druze people to the norms of Jewish Israeli society. As a result, Israeli Druze society, though still very traditional (even relative to Arab Israeli society as a whole), is slowly changing. As a result of their service in the army, Druze men have risen to high positions both in the Israeli military and the Israeli government.

because israel is a terrorist country. they killed childrens and womens they killed civilians. you can wacth a lebanese movie called (under the bombs) and see the first part of the movie. if you wactched this movie you will cry.

As it was some time ago does it matter WHY?

Will you carry on and REVENGE some wrong?

Will then someone else some many years later take a counter revenge?

The disputes have gone on for many many years.

This side did this five years ago. That side did that ten years ago.

Someone else did something else twenty years ago.

The others did something a hundred years ago

But please continue with exploring history you can continue the disagreements in the NOW and for years to come.

They are fighting over power and control of LAND on the land is WATER under the land is OIL.

Those that have it want to keep it.

Those that do not want some.

The gun sellers make more money the longer the fighting lasts.They sell to both sides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Lebanon_War

It starts again a few days ago.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-14/worl...

Both sides have "DIRTY HANDS" Neither side tells the whole story.

It would be great if they could just agree to disagree and stop shooting at the innocents who have no say and can do nothing about the conflicts except duck and run.

israel is a bit crazy, you know

Israel was defending its territory and citizens from rocket and missile attack