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Shebaa Farms conflict
Map of the Shebaa Farms
Date 2000-2006 Location Shebaa Farms, Israel-Lebanon border Status Ended with the 2006 Lebanon War
Belligerents
Hezbollah Syria	Israeli Defense Forces
Commanders
Hassan Nasrallah Bashar al-Assad	Ariel Sharon (then Prime Minister) Ehud Olmert Shimon Peres
Casualties and losses
7+ killed	16 soldiers, 7 civilians killed; 19+ wounded

The 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict was a low level border conflict consisting of Hezbollah rocket and mortar attacks on the Israeli Defense Forces, which responded with artillery barrages and air strikes in Southern Lebanon. Clashes followed the withdrawal of Israeli troops from South Lebanon in 2000, which Hezbollah viewed as incomplete due to the presence of Israeli troops in the disputed Shebaa farms. Fighting came to an end following the 2006 Lebanon War.

Timeline of attacks

• October 7, 2000 - three IDF soldiers captured. Five injured as a result of artillery fire.
• November 26, 2000 - an explosive charge was detonated while an IDF force was on a road opening mission. One soldier was killed and two wounded.
• February 16, 2001 - antitank fire at an IDF convoy. One IDF soldier was killed and three wounded.
• April 14, 2001 - an antitank missile was fired at a tank, killing an IDF soldier. In response, Israel bombed a Syrian radar station in Lebanon, killing one Syrian soldier.^[1]
• June 29, 2001 - antitank missiles and mortar shells were fired at IDF positions, injuring one soldier. In response, IAF planes bombed a Syrian radar installation in Lebanon on July 1, which prompted Hezbollah to again shell positions in northern Israel.^[2]
• March 12, 2002 - Hezbollah gunmen infiltrate northern Israel and kill six Israeli civilians.^[3]
• August 29, 2002 - one IDF soldier was killed and two IDF soldiers were injured in rocket fire.
• July 20, 2003 - Hezbollah snipers kill two Israeli soldiers.
• August 16, 2003 - Israeli teen killed by Hezbollah anti-aircraft shells.
• October 6, 2003 - one IDF soldier killed by gunfire.
• January 20, 2004 - After Hezbollah killed an Israeli soldier in an attack on an armoured bulldozer that had crossed the border to clear bombs, Israel bombed two of the group's bases.^[4]
• May 7, 2004 - After an Israeli soldier was killed by Hezbollah fire, both Israel and Hezbollah shelled each other across the border.^[5]
• July 20, 2004 - Sniper kills two Israeli soldiers.
• January 9, 2005 - Roadside bomb in northern Israel kills Israeli soldier. Afterward, Israeli retaliation kills a French member of UNIFIL.^[6]
• June 29, 2005 - After an Israeli soldier was killed by Hezbollah fire, Israeli warplanes and artillery launched attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.^[7]
• November 21, 2005 - Hezbollah guerillas attempt to abduct Israeli soldiers in northern Israel, but are thwarted. Four Hezbollah infiltrators are killed. In response, Israeli warplanes struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon; Hezbollah responded by firing mortars and rockets at Israeli outposts and villages. At least 12 Israelis were injured.^[8][9]
• May 27, 2006 - In what was described as the most intense clash since the withdraw of Israeli troops in 2000, Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel, while Israel responded by launching air strikes in southern Lebanon. At least two Hezbollah guerrillas were killed and one IDF soldier was wounded. The Hezbollah attack may have been retaliation for the killing of Mahmoud al-Majzoub.^[10]

See also

• List of border conflicts

References

External links

• Hizbullah attacks along Israel's northern border May 2000 - June 2006
• Hezbollah Operations from the Israeli-Lebanese Border Since the Israeli Withdrawal from Lebanon (As of March 7, 2003)