IDF captures some territory but fails to seize objectives.[1] End of the war and Israeli withdrawal under UN Security Council Resolution 1701
Belligerents
Israel Defense Forces
Hezbollah
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz Chief of staff
Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky Deputy Chief of Staff
Brig. Gen. Udi Adam Head of Northern Command
Brig. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg OC 98th Div.
Brig. Gen. Gal Hirsch OC 91st Div.
Brig. Gen. Guy Tzur OC 162nd Div.
Brig. Gen. Erez Zuckerman OC 366th Div
Hassan Nasrallah Ali Mahmoud Salih †
Units involved
91st Infantry Division (The Galilee Formation) 98th Paratrooper Division (The Fire Formation) 162nd Armored Division (The Steel Formation) 366th Armored Division (Pillar of Fire Formation)
Nasr Unit (Special Forces) Village mobilization units
9 killed (in the north only) 1 captured[7][8](Hezbollah claim) 80+ killed[9](IDF estimate)
1 Israeli civilian killed and 157 Israeli civilians wounded[5]
Lebanese civilian casualties unknown
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2006 Lebanon War
Timeline
Military engagements and attacks
Cross-border raid
Density
Maroun al-Ras
Bint Jbeil
Ayta ash-Sha'b
Qana
Baalbek
al-Qaa
Tyre
Change of Direction 11
Nature Reserves
Civilian convoys attacks
IDF Special Operations
Jiyeh
Chiyah
Ghaziyeh
Marjayoun
Evacuations
Baliste
Sukoon
Response
International reactions
European reactions
Qana airstrike
Position of Lebanon
Israeli reserve soldiers' protest
Humanitarian aid
International incidents
Related topics
Prisoners
Prisoner exchange
Photograph controversies (Adnan Hajj)
Foreign involvement
Allegations of war crimes
Siniora Plan
Ceasefire attempts
UN Security Council Resolution 1680
UN Security Council Resolution 1701
The Operation Change of Direction 11 was the final offensive operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon War that began on August 11, 2006, and ended three days later when the ceasefire came into effect. It involved a tripling of Israeli forces inside Lebanon and aimed at encircling Hizbullah forces in south Lebanon. The plan was to advance westwards along the Litani River from the Galilee Panhandle, combined with helicopter landings behind enemy lines, intended to be the largest in IDF history, and simultaneous advances northwards in the central sector and along the Mediterranean coast. The plan was to follow up the offensive by several weeks of mopping-up operations in the surrounded territories, eliminating Hizbullah infrastructure, especially in the launching areas of Katyusha rockets.
The offensive was called off halfway due to heavy casualties and the implementation of the UN ceasefire.[10] At least 33 Israeli officers and soldiers were killed and over 400 were wounded, an Israeli Air Force (IAF) helicopter was shot down and scores of Israeli tanks were damaged. The IDF never reached the Litani river and failed to surround Hizbullah forces in South Lebanon. Instead the Israeli government on August 13, accepted a ceasefire in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. When the ceasefire commenced the following day IDF found itself in control of 16 different pockets or sectors in South Lebanon, often isolated from each other and from Israeli territory. IDF expressed a desire to withdraw from these positions as quickly as possible, as soon as a ceasefire agreement was in place. Hizbullah remained in control of both Bint Jbeil and Ayta ash-Sha'b, close to the border, while IDF soldiers were operating well to the north of both these towns.[11]
^Matthews, Matt (2007). We Were Caught Unprepared: The 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War(PDF). Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: Combat Institute Studies Press. ISBN 978-0-16-079899-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
^"Some 30,000 Israeli troops in Lebanon — army radio". Reuters via Yahoo! News Asia. 2006-08-13. Archived from the original on 2008-02-15.
^Harel and Issacharoff, p. 172
^Nicholas Blanford (August 11, 2006). "Hizbullah's resilience built on years of homework". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^ ab"The final Winograd Commission report, pp. 598–610 (Hebrew)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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^Matthews pp. 47
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