Ansariya ambush 1997
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1997 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Lebanon | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | South Lebanon conflict | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Hezbollah, Israel Defense Forces | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 33.4130, 35.2790 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, the armed wing of the Hezbollah movement. A 16-man force from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on a mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Hezbollah. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.
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