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The '''2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes''' were two sequential attacks by the [[Israel Air Force]] (IAF) on the city of Ghaziyeh in [[Lebanon]] on [[August 7]], and [[August 8]] [[2006]]. The attacks took place during the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]]. In the first attack on August 7, the IAF bombed a building killing 15. In the second attack on [[August 8]], the IAF fired five missiles into three buildings killing a total of 14 civilians and wounding 23.<ref name="Reuters-08-08">"[http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-08T201315Z_01_L07726695_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-3 Israeli strike kills 14], August 8, 2006"</ref> A total of twenty-nine civilians died in the attacks.
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The '''2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes''' also referred to as the '''2006 Ghaziyeh massacre'''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lahlali|first1=El Mustapha|title=Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media|date=2011|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9780748688647|page=146|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ydFvAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA146|access-date=24 April 2017}}</ref> were two sequential attacks by the [[Israel Air Force]] (IAF) on the city of [[Ghaziyeh]] in [[Lebanon]] on August 7, and August 8, 2006. The attacks took place during the [[2006 Lebanon War]]. In the first attack on August 7, the IAF bombed a building killing 16 people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rebuildlebanon.gov.lb/images_Browse/ADC-RILebanonReport%20(2).pdf|title=Eyewitness Lebanon, July–August 2006: An International Law Inquiry|last=Sherry|first=Virginia N.|date=2007|publisher=American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute|pages=70–73|access-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424093958/http://www.rebuildlebanon.gov.lb/images_Browse/ADC-RILebanonReport%20(2).pdf|archive-date=24 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the second attack on August 8, the IAF fired five missiles into three buildings killing a total of 8<ref name=":0" /> to 14<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-08-08T201315Z_01_L07726695_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-3|title=Israeli strike kills 14|last=Perry|first=Tom|date=8 August 2006|work=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025044729/http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews|archive-date=25 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> civilians and wounding 33.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C&pg=PA134|title=Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War|last=Bouckaert|first=Peter|year=2007|publisher=Human Rights Watch|pages=134–136}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> A total of 26<ref name=":1" /> to 30 civilians died in the attacks.<ref name=":0" />
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==Timeline of events==
==Timeline of events==
===First IAF Attack===
===First IAF Attack===
On 7 August the IAF targeted a building in Ghaziyeh, killing fifteen and collapsing the building.
On 7 August the IAF targeted a building in Ghaziyeh, killing 16 and collapsing the building.<ref name=":0" />


===Second IAF Attacks===
===Second IAF Attacks===
On 8 August the IAF targeted a building and launched three missiles at it. An IDF spokesman claimed the building housed a Hezbollah member and that was why it was targeted. One person was killed and five were wounded in this attack. Witnesses told an [[Associated Press|AP]] reporter that one of the destroyed houses belonged to Sheik [[Mustafa Khalifeh]], a cleric linked to Hezbollah, but it was unclear if he was among the casualties.<ref name=NorthCountyTimes>{{cite news|title=Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier|date=[[2006-08-08]]|publisher=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/nation/12_38_308_8_06.txt}}</ref>
On 8 August the IAF targeted a building and launched three missiles at it. An IDF spokesman claimed the building housed a [[Hezbollah]] member and that was why it was targeted. One person was killed and five were wounded in this attack. Witnesses told an [[Associated Press|AP]] reporter that one of the destroyed houses belonged to Sheik [[Mustafa Khalifeh]], a cleric linked to Hezbollah, but it was unclear if he was among the casualties.<ref name=NorthCountyTimes>{{cite news|title=Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier|date=2006-08-08|publisher=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/nation/12_38_308_8_06.txt}}</ref>


The first bombing run happened as the funerals for the fifteen victims of the attack on the previous day were taking place. The mourners were reportedly 500 metres away from the blast,<ref name="DailyStarLB1">"[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74598 Israel in new deadly strike on grieving Lebanon village], August 9, 2006"</ref> which then sent around 1,500 mourners running through the streets in panic.<ref name="Guardian1">"[http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1839798,00.html 13 dead in strikes on Lebanese town], August 9, 2006"</ref> 14 civilians have been killed and 33 wounded in the second IAF Attack, Lebanon's security forces said.<ref name=CNN-08-08>{{cite news|title=Fighting rages as diplomatic efforts heat up: report|date=[[2006-08-08]]|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/08/mideast.main/index.html}}</ref>
The first bombing run happened as the funerals for the fifteen victims of the attack on the previous day were taking place. The mourners were reportedly 500 metres away from the blast,<ref name="DailyStarLB1">"[http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74598 Israel in new deadly strike on grieving Lebanon village] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231061822/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=74598 |date=2009-12-31 }}, August 9, 2006"</ref> which then sent around 1,500 mourners running through the streets in panic.<ref name="Guardian1">"[https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,1839798,00.html 13 dead in strikes on Lebanese town] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030171628/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/08/syria.israel |date=2022-10-30 }}, August 9, 2006"</ref> Eight civilians were killed and 33 wounded in the second IAF attack, Lebanon's security forces said.<ref name=CNN-08-08>{{cite news|title=Fighting rages as diplomatic efforts heat up: report|date=2006-08-08|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/08/mideast.main/index.html}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


Thirty minutes after this airstrike, the IDF according to the mayor, Mohammed Ghaddar, staged four more bombing runs, destroying two buildings. Twelve people were killed in these bombings with eighteen wounded according to a total from the three area hospitals.<ref name=NorthCountyTimes>{{cite news|title=Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier|date=[[2006-08-08]]|publisher=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/nation/12_38_308_8_06.txt}}</ref>
Thirty minutes after this airstrike, the IAF, according to the mayor, [[Mohammed Ghaddar (politician)|Mohammed Ghaddar]], staged four more bombing runs, destroying two buildings. Twelve people were killed in these bombings, with eighteen wounded according to a total from the three area hospitals.<ref name="NorthCountyTimes"/>{{Dead link|date=April 2017}}


===Area===
===Area===
Ghaziyeh is just south of [[Sidon]], around 40km from Beirut. The city had been housing many refugees who had moved north to avoid fighting near the Israeli border and its population is reported to have swollen to 23,000.<ref name=NorthCountyTimes>{{cite news|title=Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier|date=[[2006-08-08]]|publisher=[[Associated Press|AP]]|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/08/10/news/nation/12_38_308_8_06.txt}}</ref> The IDF has said that leaflets warning residents to move out of the city were dropped prior to the second attack.<ref name="ZudAfrika">"[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=qw1155053342491B253 Israeli strike kills 14 in Lebanon village], August 8, 2006"</ref>
Ghaziyeh is just south of [[Sidon]], around 40&nbsp;km from [[Beirut]]. The city had been housing many refugees who had moved north to avoid fighting near the Israeli border and its population is reported to have swollen to 23,000.<ref name="NorthCountyTimes"/> The IDF has said that leaflets warning residents to move out of the city were dropped prior to the second attack.<ref name="ZudAfrika">"[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=123&art_id=qw1155053342491B253 Israeli strike kills 14 in Lebanon village], August 8, 2006"</ref>


Israeli bombers hit targets in Beirut, Tyre, Qassmieh, Ghaziyeh, Ghassaniyeh, Nabatiyeh, Naqoura and Ras al-Biyada on August 7.
Israeli bombers hit targets in Beirut, [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], [[Qassmieh]], Ghaziyeh, [[Ghassaniyeh]], [[Nabatiyeh]], [[Naqoura]] and [[Ras al-Biyada]] on August 7.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}}


===Medical and humanitarian response===
===Medical and humanitarian response===


In the first attack, Lebanese rescue workers dug with their hands and used a bulldozer to look for survivors of the attack with initial reports putting the death toll at eighteen.<ref name="Boston-08-07">"[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/07/un_deal_over_lebanon_delayed/ Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war], August 7, 2006"</ref>
In the first attack, Lebanese rescue workers dug with their hands and used a bulldozer to look for survivors of the attack with initial reports putting the death toll at eighteen.<ref name="Boston-08-07">"[http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/07/un_deal_over_lebanon_delayed/ Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311090728/http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/08/07/un_deal_over_lebanon_delayed/ |date=2007-03-11 }}, August 7, 2006"</ref>


==Reactions==
==Reactions==


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[2006 Qana airstrike]]
* [[2006 Qana airstrike]]
*[[2006 Qaa airstrike]]
* [[2006 al-Qaa airstrike]]
*[[2006 al-Qaa airstrike]]
* [[2006 Shiyyah airstrike]]
*[[2006 Shiyyah airstrike]]
* [[2006 Marjayoun convoy]]
*[[2006 Marjayoun convoy]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==


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Latest revision as of 01:15, 23 September 2024

Ghaziyeh airstrikes
Part of the 2006 Lebanon War
TypeAirstrike
Location
Ghaziyeh, Lebanon

33°31′7.19″N 35°20′55.55″E / 33.5186639°N 35.3487639°E / 33.5186639; 35.3487639
Date7–8 August 2006
Executed by Israeli Air Force
Casualties26-30 killed
33+ injured
Ghaziyeh is located in Lebanon
Ghaziyeh
Ghaziyeh
Location of Ghaziyeh within Lebanon

The 2006 Ghaziyeh airstrikes also referred to as the 2006 Ghaziyeh massacre[1] were two sequential attacks by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on the city of Ghaziyeh in Lebanon on August 7, and August 8, 2006. The attacks took place during the 2006 Lebanon War. In the first attack on August 7, the IAF bombed a building killing 16 people.[2] In the second attack on August 8, the IAF fired five missiles into three buildings killing a total of 8[2] to 14[3] civilians and wounding 33.[4][2] A total of 26[4] to 30 civilians died in the attacks.[2]

Timeline of events

[edit]

First IAF Attack

[edit]

On 7 August the IAF targeted a building in Ghaziyeh, killing 16 and collapsing the building.[2]

Second IAF Attacks

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On 8 August the IAF targeted a building and launched three missiles at it. An IDF spokesman claimed the building housed a Hezbollah member and that was why it was targeted. One person was killed and five were wounded in this attack. Witnesses told an AP reporter that one of the destroyed houses belonged to Sheik Mustafa Khalifeh, a cleric linked to Hezbollah, but it was unclear if he was among the casualties.[5]

The first bombing run happened as the funerals for the fifteen victims of the attack on the previous day were taking place. The mourners were reportedly 500 metres away from the blast,[6] which then sent around 1,500 mourners running through the streets in panic.[7] Eight civilians were killed and 33 wounded in the second IAF attack, Lebanon's security forces said.[8][2]

Thirty minutes after this airstrike, the IAF, according to the mayor, Mohammed Ghaddar, staged four more bombing runs, destroying two buildings. Twelve people were killed in these bombings, with eighteen wounded according to a total from the three area hospitals.[5][dead link‍]

Area

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Ghaziyeh is just south of Sidon, around 40 km from Beirut. The city had been housing many refugees who had moved north to avoid fighting near the Israeli border and its population is reported to have swollen to 23,000.[5] The IDF has said that leaflets warning residents to move out of the city were dropped prior to the second attack.[9]

Israeli bombers hit targets in Beirut, Tyre, Qassmieh, Ghaziyeh, Ghassaniyeh, Nabatiyeh, Naqoura and Ras al-Biyada on August 7.[citation needed]

Medical and humanitarian response

[edit]

In the first attack, Lebanese rescue workers dug with their hands and used a bulldozer to look for survivors of the attack with initial reports putting the death toll at eighteen.[10]

Reactions

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Lahlali, El Mustapha (2011). Contemporary Arab Broadcast Media. Edinburgh University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780748688647. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sherry, Virginia N. (2007). "Eyewitness Lebanon, July–August 2006: An International Law Inquiry" (PDF). American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute. pp. 70–73. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Perry, Tom (8 August 2006). "Israeli strike kills 14". Reuters. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006.
  4. ^ a b Bouckaert, Peter (2007). Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War. Human Rights Watch. pp. 134–136.
  5. ^ a b c "Israeli airstrikes kill 13 in town mourning victims from attacks a day earlier". AP. 2006-08-08.
  6. ^ "Israel in new deadly strike on grieving Lebanon village Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, August 9, 2006"
  7. ^ "13 dead in strikes on Lebanese town Archived 2022-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, August 9, 2006"
  8. ^ "Fighting rages as diplomatic efforts heat up: report". CNN. 2006-08-08.
  9. ^ "Israeli strike kills 14 in Lebanon village, August 8, 2006"
  10. ^ "Arab nations demand UN shift to end Lebanon war Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, August 7, 2006"
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