South Lebanon still feels effects of July 2006 war
The Arab Weekly
It is 11 years since the July War between Israel and Hezbollah, the political party and Iranian-sponsored militia. During 34 days of fighting, 1,100 Lebanese and 150 Israelis were killed. Damage to Lebanon's agriculture, fishing and forestry has been estimated at $280 million by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. Unexploded ordnance continues to maim and kill. Israel's strategy in the 2006 war differed from previous conflicts, during which its targeting of villages and infrastructure backfired and drove Lebanese citizens into Hezbollah's arms. In 2006, "Israel wasn't trying to make civilians suffer any more but its strategy was still highly destructive in targeted areas, with similar social and economic effects as the previous operations, but on a larger scale," said David Daoud, research analyst on Hezbollah and Lebanon at United Against Nuclear Iran, a US-based non-profit advocacy group.
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