Battle of Bint Jbeil
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battle-of-bint-jbeil-182-8484643
title:
Battle of Bint Jbeil
text:
The Battle of Bint Jbeil was one of the main battles of the 2006 Lebanon War. Bint Jbeil is a major town of some 20,000 inhabitants in Southern Lebanon. Although Brig.-Gen. Gal Hirsch announced on 25 July that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had "complete control" of Bint Jbeil, this statement was later discredited. In spite of three sustained attempts by the IDF to conquer the town, it remained in the hands of Hezbollah until the end of the war. The town was the scene of some of the fiercest fi
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wiki
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description:
Key engagement in the 2006 Lebanon War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bint_Jbeil
date created:
2006-07-26T11:39:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T10:01:17Z
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