Game: Brief Border Wars.
What the Israelis call the Second Lebanon War is a rather short conflict, which lasted a month or so: from 12th July to 14th August 2006.
The implicit tragedy of this umpteenth Arab-Israeli conflict is that it is obviously only a fraction of the state of perpetual warfare that has gripped the Middle East since the '40s; as a result, even though this war took place just fifteen years ago, the reader is likely not to remember much of the exact unfolding of this specific chapter of modern history. We will therefore make a brief summary.
The conflict was between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, a militant party born after the first Lebanon war, in 1982, after which Israel had occupied southern Lebanon. Hezbollah received aid from Iran and increased its power by attacking Israeli forces and occasionally American and French forces that supported them. In 2000 Israel left the territory; Hezbollah then settled there definitively, becoming a de-facto state in its own right, and continued its activities by attacking the Israeli militias along the border. This went on until 2006, when a particularly well-orchestrated raid, which began with the launch of several rockets across the border and continued with the attack on two Humvees, led to the death of eight soldiers and the kidnapping of two others. Determined to solve the problem once and for all, the Israelis launched their offensive.
Our game begins on the hottest moment of this offensive, which is July 20, 2006, when Israel launched a great offensive and began calling large numbers of reservists, discovering that Hezbollah was a much better trained opponent than expected.
In our case, the offensive began at the easternmost point of the Israeli-Lebanese border: several mechanized troops crossed the border reaching the village of Markaba, where one of the many Hezbollah missile units was located. The Israelis immediately started evicting the region, which aroused the anger of their opponents: Hezbollah started firing rockets wildly across the border, sowing a large number of casualties and infratructural damage...
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As a result, during his UN speech on September 29 Netanyahu has claimed the Hezbollah sites inside Lebanon, which Israel may target fairly soon.
On October 2nd Lebanese Prime Minister has accused Israel of planning strikes inside the country.
And yesterday thousands of Beirut residents received anonymous text messages on their phones warning them of living close to Hezbollah missile sites. Presumed sent by Israel.
At this point it is not a matter of if, but when Israel will strike Hezbollah in Lebanon. The big if at this point is whether Hezbollah will retaliate and start a final war with Israel. Which could kill tens of thousands judging by Hezbollah's missile and rocket capabilities.
Even risking an all out war including Iran, US, Israel and Russia.
The documentary Wine and War was first released in 2020 under a very limited film festival release. It was basically impossible to watch for the past 6-12 months.
A few hours ago, it was finally released. It is free to watch on Amazon Prime in the US and several other countries. Apple TV has it as well.
I'd been eager to watch it after learning about Musar on this subreddit. Based on the first 15 minutes, it is a well made history of the region, and opens with a charming interview with Serge.
I feel like from what Iβm reading, it seems like it could start any day?? And the way its being described it sounds like lebanon would be able to completely overwhelm Iron dome with thousands of rockets a day. Is that actually all true? Or is this just like media fear mongering?
Israeli: Laura Beltrami
Hezbollah: Alex Isabelle
What the Israelis call the Second Lebanon War is a rather short conflict, which lasted a month or so: from 12th July to 14th August 2006.
The implicit tragedy of this umpteenth Arab-Israeli conflict is that it is obviously only a fraction of the state of perpetual warfare that has gripped the Middle East since the '40s; as a result, even though this war took place just fifteen years ago, the reader is likely not to remember much of the exact unfolding of this specific chapter of modern history. We will therefore make a brief summary.
The conflict was between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, a militant party born after the first Lebanon war, in 1982, after which Israel had occupied southern Lebanon. Hezbollah received aid from Iran and increased its power by attacking Israeli forces and occasionally American and French forces that supported them. In 2000 Israel left the territory; Hezbollah then settled there definitively, becoming a de-facto state in its own right, and continued its activities by attacking the Israeli militias along the border. This went on until 2006, when a particularly well-orchestrated raid, which began with the launch of several rockets across the border and continued with the attack on two Humvees, led to the death of eight soldiers and the kidnapping of two others. Determined to solve the problem once and for all, the Israelis launched their offensive.
Our game begins on the hottest moment of this offensive, which is July 20, 2006, when Israel launched a great offensive and began calling large numbers of reservists, discovering that Hezbollah was a much better trained opponent than expected.
In our case, the offensive began at the easternmost point of the Israeli-Lebanese border: several mechanized troops crossed the border reaching the village of Markaba, where one of the many Hezbollah missile units was located. The Israelis immediately started evicting the region, which aroused the anger of their opponents: Hezbollah started firing rockets wildly across the border, sowing a large number of casualties and infratructural damage...
Keep on reading on our blog!
https://wp-wargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/brief-border-wars-second-lebanon-war.html
Available in italian language too:
[https://gp-wargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/brief-border-wars-la-seconda-guerra-del.html](https://gp-wargames.blogs
What the Israelis call the Second Lebanon War is a rather short conflict, which lasted a month or so: from 12th July to 14th August 2006.
The implicit tragedy of this umpteenth Arab-Israeli conflict is that it is obviously only a fraction of the state of perpetual warfare that has gripped the Middle East since the '40s; as a result, even though this war took place just fifteen years ago, the reader is likely not to remember much of the exact unfolding of this specific chapter of modern history. We will therefore make a brief summary.
The conflict was between the Israeli army and Hezbollah, a militant party born after the first Lebanon war, in 1982, after which Israel had occupied southern Lebanon. Hezbollah received aid from Iran and increased its power by attacking Israeli forces and occasionally American and French forces that supported them. In 2000 Israel left the territory; Hezbollah then settled there definitively, becoming a de-facto state in its own right, and continued its activities by attacking the Israeli militias along the border. This went on until 2006, when a particularly well-orchestrated raid, which began with the launch of several rockets across the border and continued with the attack on two Humvees, led to the death of eight soldiers and the kidnapping of two others. Determined to solve the problem once and for all, the Israelis launched their offensive.
Our game begins on the hottest moment of this offensive, which is July 20, 2006, when Israel launched a great offensive and began calling large numbers of reservists, discovering that Hezbollah was a much better trained opponent than expected.
In our case, the offensive began at the easternmost point of the Israeli-Lebanese border: several mechanized troops crossed the border reaching the village of Markaba, where one of the many Hezbollah missile units was located. The Israelis immediately started evicting the region, which aroused the anger of their opponents: Hezbollah started firing rockets wildly across the border, sowing a large number of casualties and infratructural damage...
Keep on reading on our blog!
https://wp-wargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/brief-border-wars-second-lebanon-war.html
Available in italian language too:
[https://gp-wargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/brief-border-wars-la-seconda-guerra-del.html](https://gp-wargames.blogspot.com/2021/05/brief-border-wars-la-seconda-guerra-
