July 12...and the "Truthful Pledge"
Source: Al-Manar TV, 12-07-2008
"The victory we are talking about is that when the resistance survives. When its will is not broken then this is victory. When Lebanon is not humiliated and its dignity and honor are maintained, and when Lebanon remains steadfast alone in front of the fiercest military power and does not accept any humiliating conditions regarding a settlement of the issue, then this is victory..." Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The 2006 Lebanon War, known in Lebanon as the July War and in ‘Israel' as the Second Lebanon War, was a 33-day ‘Israeli' aggression against Lebanon. The war began on 12 July, when ‘Israel' launched waves of air strikes on Lebanon after Hizbullah killed three soldiers and captured two more - later identified as Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev - on the northern
border naming it "Operation Sincere Promise".
Hizbullah had long been warning that it would seize soldiers if it had the chance, in an effort to push ‘Israel' into a prisoner exchange. ‘Israel' has been holding a handful of Lebanese detainees since it withdrew from its two-decade occupation of south Lebanon in 2000 after its harsh defeat.
The war then started when ‘Israel' made an unprecedented response unveiling the secret scheme it was preparing with the US for Lebanon by October.
The war began when ‘Israeli' warplanes bombed Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. Later, large parts of the Lebanese civilian infrastructure were destroyed claiming that they wanted to cut off roads on any coming supply for Hizbullah. The civilian infrastructure included roads, bridges, and other targets such as ports, water and sewage treatment plants, electrical facilities, fuel stations, commercial structures, schools and hospitals, and homes.
After the onset of hostilities, then Lebanese unconstitutional government of Fouad Saniora
immediately distanced itself from the capturing of soldiers after ‘Israel' blamed it for the raid. An emergency meeting of the Lebanese government reaffirmed this position.
During the war, ‘Israel's' Air Force flew more than 12,000 combat missions, its Navy fired 2,500 shells, and its Army fired an excess of 100,000 shells. ‘Israeli' shells didn't spare innocent people and children whom their flesh and blood were shed with daily massacres everywhere across Lebanon.
And once again, Qana witnesses another massacre when ‘Israeli' airstrikes hit on July 30 an apartment building in Qana, killing at least 65 civilians, of which 28 were children.
At the time the ‘Israelis' killed civilians and targeted Lebanon's infrastructure, Hizbullah fighters successfully destroyed ‘Israeli' military bases.
During the war, Hizbullah fired rockets on ‘Israeli' military bases they also engaged in guerrilla warfare with the ‘Israeli' forces, attacking from well-fortified positions. These attacks by small, well-armed units caused serious problems to the ‘Israeli' military, especially through the use of hundreds of sophisticated anti-tank guided missiles. Hizbullah destroyed 38 ‘Israeli' Merkava and damaged 82, the Merkava which is an object of pride for the ‘Israeli' industry. ‘Israeli' helicopters were damaged day and night. . The attacks had included a Fajr-3 and a Ra'ad 1. Hizbullah also destroyed ‘Israeli' warship Sa'er off the Lebanese coast.
On 3 August, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned ‘Israel' against hitting Beirut and promised retaliation against Tel Aviv in this case. He also stated that Hizbullah would stop its rocket campaign if ‘Israel' ceased aerial and artillery strikes against Lebanese towns and villages.
The largest number of tanks was destroyed on the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the largest number of the occupation soldiers were killed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the helicopters crashed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Therefore, the Zionists realized that if they had continued the war, it would have been a disaster. The Americans intervened and even accepted the drafts of resolutions for the war to stop. The resistance dealt a severe blow to the ‘Israelis' who started to resort to international efforts for the ending of this war no matter what the result was.
By August 11, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved UN Security Council Resolution 1701, in an effort to end the hostilities. It was accepted by Lebanon and ‘Israel' and took effect at 8:00 AM (5:00 AM GMT) on 14 August 2006.
So, ‘Israel' failed to fulfill its objectives of disarming Hizbullah and returning the two soldiers back first announced by ‘Israeli' PM Ehud Olmert. Nevertheless, Hizbullah continued its rocket attacks and the ‘Israeli' captured soldiers remained detained.
Although the war was launched on the pretext that the two ‘Israeli' soldiers were captured, it had absolutely nothing to do with the capture of the soldiers. However, it was linked to the new Middle East plan, the US plan in the region, and certain settlements and commitments. In all cases, the resistance dealt a severe blow to New Middle East plan which US Secretary of State said after meeting with Saniora during the war that this war formed "the birth pangs of a New Mideast".
When 14 August came, the displaced returned in their cars and trucks, and some on foot. At 0800, the southern suburb of Beirut, the south of Lebanon, and Al-Bekaa were full of their proud and honorable residents, who returned with raised heads.
On 12 September, former war minister Moshe Arens spoke of "the defeat of ‘Israel'" in calling for a state committee of inquiry. He said that ‘Israel' had lost "to a very small group of people, 5000 Hizbullah fighters, which should have been no match at all for the IDF*".
After the end of July war, ‘Israel's' Winograd Commission issued its final report which investigated the ‘Israeli' government's conduct during the war in Lebanon.
According to the Winograd Commission Report, the Second Lebanon War was regarded as a "missed opportunity" and that "'Israel' initiated a long war, which ended without a defined military victory". The report continued to state that "a semi-military organization of a few thousand men resisted, for a few weeks, the strongest army in the Middle East, which enjoyed full air superiority and size and technology advantages".
And the last words for the master of the Sincere Promise "Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah": ‘‘Therefore, as I used to say in the first days of the July war, I used to always promise you victory by relying on God and by Knowing you. You, the most honorable people...''
(*IDF or 'Israel' Defense Forces: An absolutely unacceptable term used for 'Israel's' Army, which is one of occupation, war and aggression, it protects land gained by force, confiscation and war in contradiction with the simplest human rights confessed by international laws and conventions.)
"The victory we are talking about is that when the resistance survives. When its will is not broken then this is victory. When Lebanon is not humiliated and its dignity and honor are maintained, and when Lebanon remains steadfast alone in front of the fiercest military power and does not accept any humiliating conditions regarding a settlement of the issue, then this is victory..." Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
The 2006 Lebanon War, known in Lebanon as the July War and in ‘Israel' as the Second Lebanon War, was a 33-day ‘Israeli' aggression against Lebanon. The war began on 12 July, when ‘Israel' launched waves of air strikes on Lebanon after Hizbullah killed three soldiers and captured two more - later identified as Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev - on the northern
border naming it "Operation Sincere Promise".
Hizbullah had long been warning that it would seize soldiers if it had the chance, in an effort to push ‘Israel' into a prisoner exchange. ‘Israel' has been holding a handful of Lebanese detainees since it withdrew from its two-decade occupation of south Lebanon in 2000 after its harsh defeat.
The war then started when ‘Israel' made an unprecedented response unveiling the secret scheme it was preparing with the US for Lebanon by October.
The war began when ‘Israeli' warplanes bombed Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport. Later, large parts of the Lebanese civilian infrastructure were destroyed claiming that they wanted to cut off roads on any coming supply for Hizbullah. The civilian infrastructure included roads, bridges, and other targets such as ports, water and sewage treatment plants, electrical facilities, fuel stations, commercial structures, schools and hospitals, and homes.
After the onset of hostilities, then Lebanese unconstitutional government of Fouad Saniora
immediately distanced itself from the capturing of soldiers after ‘Israel' blamed it for the raid. An emergency meeting of the Lebanese government reaffirmed this position.
During the war, ‘Israel's' Air Force flew more than 12,000 combat missions, its Navy fired 2,500 shells, and its Army fired an excess of 100,000 shells. ‘Israeli' shells didn't spare innocent people and children whom their flesh and blood were shed with daily massacres everywhere across Lebanon.
And once again, Qana witnesses another massacre when ‘Israeli' airstrikes hit on July 30 an apartment building in Qana, killing at least 65 civilians, of which 28 were children.
At the time the ‘Israelis' killed civilians and targeted Lebanon's infrastructure, Hizbullah fighters successfully destroyed ‘Israeli' military bases.
During the war, Hizbullah fired rockets on ‘Israeli' military bases they also engaged in guerrilla warfare with the ‘Israeli' forces, attacking from well-fortified positions. These attacks by small, well-armed units caused serious problems to the ‘Israeli' military, especially through the use of hundreds of sophisticated anti-tank guided missiles. Hizbullah destroyed 38 ‘Israeli' Merkava and damaged 82, the Merkava which is an object of pride for the ‘Israeli' industry. ‘Israeli' helicopters were damaged day and night. . The attacks had included a Fajr-3 and a Ra'ad 1. Hizbullah also destroyed ‘Israeli' warship Sa'er off the Lebanese coast.
On 3 August, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned ‘Israel' against hitting Beirut and promised retaliation against Tel Aviv in this case. He also stated that Hizbullah would stop its rocket campaign if ‘Israel' ceased aerial and artillery strikes against Lebanese towns and villages.
The largest number of tanks was destroyed on the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the largest number of the occupation soldiers were killed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; the helicopters crashed on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Therefore, the Zionists realized that if they had continued the war, it would have been a disaster. The Americans intervened and even accepted the drafts of resolutions for the war to stop. The resistance dealt a severe blow to the ‘Israelis' who started to resort to international efforts for the ending of this war no matter what the result was.
By August 11, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved UN Security Council Resolution 1701, in an effort to end the hostilities. It was accepted by Lebanon and ‘Israel' and took effect at 8:00 AM (5:00 AM GMT) on 14 August 2006.
So, ‘Israel' failed to fulfill its objectives of disarming Hizbullah and returning the two soldiers back first announced by ‘Israeli' PM Ehud Olmert. Nevertheless, Hizbullah continued its rocket attacks and the ‘Israeli' captured soldiers remained detained.
Although the war was launched on the pretext that the two ‘Israeli' soldiers were captured, it had absolutely nothing to do with the capture of the soldiers. However, it was linked to the new Middle East plan, the US plan in the region, and certain settlements and commitments. In all cases, the resistance dealt a severe blow to New Middle East plan which US Secretary of State said after meeting with Saniora during the war that this war formed "the birth pangs of a New Mideast".
When 14 August came, the displaced returned in their cars and trucks, and some on foot. At 0800, the southern suburb of Beirut, the south of Lebanon, and Al-Bekaa were full of their proud and honorable residents, who returned with raised heads.
On 12 September, former war minister Moshe Arens spoke of "the defeat of ‘Israel'" in calling for a state committee of inquiry. He said that ‘Israel' had lost "to a very small group of people, 5000 Hizbullah fighters, which should have been no match at all for the IDF*".
After the end of July war, ‘Israel's' Winograd Commission issued its final report which investigated the ‘Israeli' government's conduct during the war in Lebanon.
According to the Winograd Commission Report, the Second Lebanon War was regarded as a "missed opportunity" and that "'Israel' initiated a long war, which ended without a defined military victory". The report continued to state that "a semi-military organization of a few thousand men resisted, for a few weeks, the strongest army in the Middle East, which enjoyed full air superiority and size and technology advantages".
And the last words for the master of the Sincere Promise "Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah": ‘‘Therefore, as I used to say in the first days of the July war, I used to always promise you victory by relying on God and by Knowing you. You, the most honorable people...''
(*IDF or 'Israel' Defense Forces: An absolutely unacceptable term used for 'Israel's' Army, which is one of occupation, war and aggression, it protects land gained by force, confiscation and war in contradiction with the simplest human rights confessed by international laws and conventions.)
