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(Created page with "The 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War[39] and known in Lebanon as the July War and the 33-Day War was a conflict between Israeli regime and Hezbollah that unfolded in 2006. The tensions leading up to the war began in 2004 when Israel failed to release three Lebanese prisoners, breaking a previous agreement with Hezbollah. In July 2006, Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers during Operation "the True Promise" as a means to negotiate their rel...") |
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The war lasted for 33 days, and on the morning of the 34th day, August 14, 2006, a ceasefire was established in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. | The war lasted for 33 days, and on the morning of the 34th day, August 14, 2006, a ceasefire was established in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. | ||
==Prisoner Exchange in 2004== | |||
In 2004, Hezbollah and Israel committed to a prisoner exchange following indirect negotiations. In this exchange, 436 Muslim prisoners from various countries were released along with the remains of 59 Hezbollahs' forces in return for one living prisoner and the remains of three Israelis. | |||
Contrary to the agreement, Israel did not release three of the prisoners, including Samir Qantar. On the day of the prisoners' release, [[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]] announced that the way to free those three individuals was to capture more prisoners from Israel. | |||