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This war is known as the "33-Day War," the "July War," and the "Sixth War" by Arab nations, while the Israeli regime refers to it as the "Second War." | This war is known as the "33-Day War," the "July War," and the "Sixth War" by Arab nations, while the Israeli regime refers to it as the "Second War." | ||
==Objectives of the War== | |||
At the beginning of the war, Israeli officials laid out their goals in official statements: | |||
* '''Disarmament and Destruction of Hezbollah:''' Israel aimed to disarm and eliminate Hezbollah. As the conflict dragged on without achieving this objective, Israel shifted its focus to occupying parts of Lebanon up to the Litani River. However, this too proved unsuccessful, and Israel ultimately accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which mandated the deployment of the Lebanese army and UN forces along the border and up to the Litani River. | |||
2. '''Release of Captured Soldiers:''' Israel also demanded the return of its two captured soldiers. | |||
3. '''Creation of a New Middle East:''' Condoleezza Rice, then U.S. Secretary of State, described the 33-day war as the beginning of a "New Middle East." experts suggest that both Israel and the U.S. sought to shape a region that would be compliant and effectively serve as a U.S. sphere of influence. | |||
[[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]] argued that if Lebanon had fallen during the 2006 conflict, the U.S.-Israeli agenda would have extended the war into [[Syria]] and targeted Palestinian resistance, ultimately encircling [[Iran]]. | |||
By the end of the war, Israel had retreated from all its initial objectives and achieved none of its stated goals. experts generally view Hezbollah as having emerged victorious in fulfilling its aims. | |||