Time of the Israel-Lebanon War

July 12, 2006

Reasons for the war between Lebanon and Israel:

Lebanon Hezbollah has always regarded Israel as its number one enemy, and Israel also regards it as its number one enemy. Zuo is a thorn in the side!

This is the continuation of the Fifth Middle East War!

The Lebanese-Israeli Conflict in History

On December 28, 1968, armed Helicopters attacked Beirut Airport, the capital of Lebanon, destroying more than a dozen civilian aircraft.

On March 15, 1978, the Israeli army, navy and air force launched "Operation Litani" and invaded Lebanon for the first time, approaching the capital Beirut and occupying the area south of the Litani River.

In early June 1982, the Israeli army dispatched ground troops, marines and airborne troops to invade Lebanon on a large scale, occupying southern Lebanon and bringing the Palestinian national liberation movement "Fatah" led by Arafat Drive out of Lebanon.

In February 1992, armed helicopters attacked the car of Lebanese Hezbollah General Secretary Mousavi and his family members. Mousavi and his family members were killed in the attack.

In July 1993, in order to combat the effectiveness of Lebanese Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrillas, the Israeli army launched a large-scale bombing of southern Lebanon. More than 150 people were killed and more than 500 injured.

In April 1996, in retaliation for the rocket attacks by Hezbollah armed forces in northern Israel, a large-scale military operation was launched in southern Lebanon. More than 160 people in Lebanon were killed, hundreds were injured, and more than 500,000 people became refugees.

In early 2000, in retaliation for the attacks by Hezbollah armed forces, fighter planes were dispatched multiple times to bomb the bases of the Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Lebanon. In May 2000, Israeli troops withdrew from the "safe zone", ending their 22-year occupation of southern Lebanon.

Grudges between Hezbollah and Israel

Hezbollah was founded in 1982. It is a Muslim Shia political party and the largest party in Lebanon. Hezbollah advocates eliminating the influence of the United States and France in Lebanon, forcing the Israeli army to withdraw from Lebanon; liberating the occupied Arab territories through armed struggle; and helping refugees return home as soon as possible. Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah armed forces have been allies of each other for a long time, supporting each other and having close ties.

Hezbollah has a military agency that is responsible for the recruitment, training and military planning of guerrillas. There are two guerrilla training camps, one in the southern suburbs of Beirut and the other in the Bekaa Valley. Hezbollah's training for team members is no less than that of regular troops, including military training such as shooting, fighting, reconnaissance, crossing obstacles, and planting explosives, as well as military theory study. The training time is generally three months. According to reports, Hezbollah has more than 5,000 people, and its main heavy equipment is artillery and Katyusha rocket launchers.

Thick smoke billows across the Lebanese-Israeli border

The role of the United States

"Hezbollah" is a Shiite Muslim guerrilla created in 1982 after Israel invaded Lebanon Team organization. When Hezbollah was founded, it received strong support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Its original goal was to drive Israel away from Lebanese territory and establish an Islamic state similar to Iran's theocracy. It is generally believed that Hezbollah guerrillas were responsible for the bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut in 1983 that shocked the world. That explosion killed 241 U.S. soldiers. From 1982 to 2000, Lebanese Hezbollah launched a guerrilla war against the Israeli army occupying southern Lebanon. After Israeli forces withdrew from the area in May 2000, many in the Lebanese and Arab world praised Hezbollah for achieving the first Arab military victory over Israel. In addition, Hezbollah has been building schools, hospitals and social services for years, giving it broad political support. The United States considers Lebanese Hezbollah a terrorist organization, but so far, the European Union has not declared Hezbollah a terrorist organization despite U.S. pressure.

·After Israel withdrew its troops, the conflict between it and the Hezbollah armed forces almost never stopped. Both sides often carry out large-scale attacks and retaliatory counter-attacks.

·After being attacked, Israel adopted an uncharacteristically restrained attitude and only issued strong warnings and low-intensity retaliation against Hezbollah, once again illustrating the complexity of Lebanese-Israeli relations and the situation in the Middle East. . On the one hand, Israel has received strong pressure from the United States, stating that it will conduct precise strikes to avoid escalation of the conflict; while Iran and Syria, behind Hezbollah, also require it to remain calm and avoid further tension in their relations with the United States. From another perspective, since the end of the war in Iraq, the United States is looking for its next target to attack. The Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have always been enemies of the United States and Israel, and are also regarded by the US government as a "definite terrorist organization." Faced with strong pressure from the United States and lessons learned from Iraq, Hezbollah is quietly changing its strategy and no longer claims that it will launch attacks on U.S. targets.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told the media before returning to the United States at the end of diplomatic mediation that day that she believed it was possible for Hezbollah and Israel to achieve a ceasefire within this week.

Optimistic statements from the United States and the United Kingdom

“This morning, as I set off back to Washington, I took with me a growing sense of what must be done. to achieve a ceasefire as quickly as possible while ensuring that the solution is durable. I believe we can achieve both within this week.

" Rice told reporters in Jerusalem.

British Prime Minister Blair, who is visiting the United States, also said on the 31st that he believes there is now a "real opportunity" to pass a Security Council resolution to completely stop the Lebanese-Israeli conflict. He revealed , the content of the resolution will include providing security for Israel, allowing the Lebanese government to fully control the entire territory of Lebanon and reconstruction work. On the same day, US Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, who is visiting the Philippines, said that the United States will promote the resolution. Lebanon has deployed a "strong" peacekeeping force

There are still sporadic air strikes

At the same time, Lebanese security officials said that Israeli warplanes attacked Lebanon at 1:30 a.m. on the 31st. Israel launched at least two air strikes in the eastern border area near Syria, but claimed that these operations were carried out before the "48-hour suspension period" began. Israel announced the suspension after 0:00 a.m. on the 31st. The Israeli military later explained that the suspension of air strikes would start at 2 a.m. on the 31st. The Israeli military told the media on the 31st that Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel later. , the Israeli military and the Israeli police corrected this statement, saying that the explosions in Israel were not related to rocket attacks.

The ground war will expand

Although the air strikes have temporarily stopped, Fang said: This will not affect the artillery operations of the army and navy, nor the offensive of ground troops, but the Israeli army will not attack the road in southern Lebanon for the time being to facilitate the evacuation of local residents.

Israeli defense. Minister Peretz said on the 31st that Israel would not agree to an immediate ceasefire. “We will never agree to an immediate ceasefire. Peace can only be achieved by removing the terrorist threat," he said during a debate in the Knesset. "Israel will expand and intensify its operations against Hezbollah," he said. "

Israel Radio said on the 31st that Israel has determined that a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon can only be achieved after international peacekeeping forces are deployed to southern Lebanon. The radio quoted a senior Israeli official as saying: "Israel It is certain that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah can only be achieved with the deployment of international forces to the border areas between Israel and Lebanon. "

The senior Israeli official said his remarks did not contradict Rice's statement that a cease-fire was expected to occur this week. He said he agreed with the United States that the factors that triggered the conflict must be addressed." root causes,” including disarming Hezbollah and forcing it to leave the Israeli-Lebanese border areas.