Battle of Wadi Saluki

All you want to know about Battle of Wadi Saluki

2006 Litani offensive
Part of 2006 Lebanon War
Date August 11–13 2006
Location Southern Lebanon
Result Israeli Defeat
Belligerents
Israel Hezbollah
Commanders
Colonel Moti Kidor[1] Unknown
Strength
Infantry
24 Merkava Mark IV tanks[1]		 80+ infantry (Israeli estimate)
Kornet missiles[1]
Casualties and losses
28 infantry killed
24 tankers killed
22 tanks hit[1]		 none killed [1]
v • d • e

Zar'it-Shtula – Baliste – Sukoon – Maroun al-Ras – Bint Jbeil – Qana – Ayta ash-Shab – Baalbek – al-Qaa – Tyre – Shiyyah – Ghaziyeh – Marjayoun – Litani – Wadi Saluki

The Battle of Wadi Saluki took place during the Litani offensive.

Battle

Israeli infantry and 2 squadrons of Merkava IV tanks were sent uphill to attack a Hezbollah position. The Israeli troops had no artillery or helicopter support. Hezbollah fired anti-tank missiles on the Israeli tanks. This seemed to put the tanks in a dangerous position for a while, but the tank armor held. 11 tanks were hit by missile fire. Israeli troops managed to fight their way to the top of the hill. After they reached their objective, the Israeli troops withdrew.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Katz, Yaakov (2006-08-30). "Wadi Saluki battle - microcosm of war's mistakes", The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 14 December 2007. 

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wadi_Saluki"

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