2006 Lebanon WarArmed conflict primarily between Israel and HezbollahBelligerentsIsraelHezbollahAmal MovementLebanese Communist PartyPopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General CommandSyrian Social Nationalist Party in LebanonCommanders and leadersEhud OlmertAmir PeretzDan HalutzMoshe KaplinskyUdi AdamEliezer ShkediDavid Ben-BeshtHassan NasrallahImad MughniyehNabih BerriKhaled HadadiAhmed JibrilAli QansoStrength Up to 10,000 soldiers by 2 August;30,000 soldiers in the last few days Up to 1,000(south of the Litani River)Casualties and lossesIsrael121 Israel Defense Forces personnel killed1,244 Israel Defense Forces personnel wounded20 tanks destroyed1 helicopter shot down, 3 lost in accidents1 corvette damaged44 Israeli civilians killed1,384 Israeli civilians wounded2 foreign civilians killedIn LebanonLebanese citizens* and foreign citizens Dead: 1,191 (per Amnesty International and Lebanese government) 1,109 (per Human Rights Watch)Wounded:4,409Hezbollah fighters:250 killed (per Human Rights Watch and Hezbollah)600+ killed and 800 wounded (per Israel)Captured: 4 fightersAmal militia: 17 deadLCP militia: 12 deadPFLP-GC militia: 2 deadLebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces: 43 deadForeign civilians:51 dead25 woundedUnited Nations:5 dead12 woundedLebanon tried to remain neutral but still suffered casualties from Israeliartillery and airstrikes during the conflict.The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel.HamasThe Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (an acronym from the Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.2000s
HezbollahIslamist movement and militant group based in LebanonHezbollah is a LebaneseShia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing whose military and security activities have been prohibited by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid the 2026 Lebanon war. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament.
21st centuryOne hundred years, from 2001 to 2100Steve Jobs discussing language support for the iPhone in 2008. The introduction of smartphones in the 21st century challenged traditional modes of communication and media consumption.The 21st century is the current century in the Anno Domini or Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January2001, and will end on 31 December2100. It is the first century of the 3rd millennium.3rd millenniumThe third millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000. It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI) and will end on December 31, 3000 (MMM), (21st to 30th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2451910.5 – 2817151.5). Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what will likely continue and what could plausibly change in this period and beyond.Common year starting on SundayA common year starting on Sunday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Sunday, 1 January, and ends on Sunday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is A. The most recent year of such kind was 2023, and the next one will be 2034 in the Gregorian calendar, or, likewise, 2018 and 2029 in the obsolete Julian calendar, see below for more.International Year of Deserts and DesertificationThe year 2006 was declared the International Year of Deserts and Desertification by the United Nations General Assembly. The Year aims to raise $20 million from industry and governments and will spend half on co-funding research, and half on "outreach" activities. It will be the biggest ever international effort to promote the Earth sciences.
Common EraEra names equivalent to AD/BC Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are conventions used in the Gregorian or Julian calendar to specify whether the year is before or after the epoch. They correspond exactly to Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC): "2026 CE" is the same year as "AD 2026", as are "400 BCE" and "400 BC". BCE/CE are used to avoid religious associations by not referring to Jesus as Dominus ('Lord').
Roman numeralsNumbers in the Roman numeral systemRoman numerals on stern of the ship Cutty Sark showing draught in feet. The numbers range from 13 to 22, from bottom to top.Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.Anno DominiAnno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) qualify years in the Gregorian and Julian calendars, whose epoch is the traditional year of the conception or birth of Jesus. AD counts years since the epoch, BC the years before the epoch. Anno Domini is Medieval Latin for "in the year of the Lord", often read as "our Lord".
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