Battle of Maroun al-Ras

Battle of Maroun al-Ras Part of 2006 Lebanon War Date July 25–29, 2006 Location Maroun al-Ras, Lebanon Result Indecisive Belligerents Israel Hezbollah Commanders Dan Halutz Hassan Nasrallah Strength 2,000[citation needed] Unknown Casualties and losses 8 Killed 8 Killed (Hezbollah claim) 13–30 killed (IDF claim) [1] Benny Gantz, an Israeli commander, said "Dozens" of Hezbollah fighters were killed or wounded

v • d • e Military operations of the 2006 Lebanon War Zar'it-Shtula – Baliste – Sukoon – Maroun al-Ras – Bint Jbeil – Qana – Ayta ash-Shab – Baalbek – al-Qaa – Tyre – Shiyyah – Ghaziyeh – Marjayoun – Litani – Wadi Saluki

Maroun al-Ras is a small town in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel. The village, which was a Hezbollah stronghold, was the site of combat during the 2006 Lebanon War.

The battle for Maroun al-Ras began on July 19 and lasted for several days, with see-saw control of the village.^[1] some areas of Hezbollah fighters, but did not secure the whole town. Significant casualties were inflicted on Hezbollah, but Israeli soldiers were ordered not to risk their lives to recover the bodies. Israeli casualties were also significant. 8 Israeli soldiers were killed in the battle.^[2], and estimated Hezbollah losses at 13 dead.^{[citation needed]}However, Israeli officers who had fought in the batle reported that 30 Hezbollah fighters were killed. Hezbollah reported 8 of its fighters were killed.^[3]

Israel also claimed to have killed Abu Jaafar, a Hezbollah official, in an exchange of fire during the battle. After-battle reports claimed the IDF troops never fully secured the border area and that Maroun al-Ras was never fully taken.^[4][5]Israel gave the names of the soldiers killed in action:

• Yonatan Hadasi
• Yotam Gilboa
• Benjamin Hillman
• Refanel Muskal
• Nadav Baeloha
• Liran Saadia
• Yonatan Vlasyuk
• Yiftah Shreir

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