The conflict gradually emerged Coming_to_be from the declared Expressing_publicly hostility of post-revolutionary Islamic Republic of Iran towards Israel since 1979 , into covert Iranian support Supporting of Hezbollah during the South Lebanon conflict ( 1985–2000 ) and essentially developed Coming_to_be into a proxy regional conflict from 2005 .

Israel suspects Tehran is pursuing Aiming the goal of forming Coming_to_be a continuous land transport Sending route from Iran via Iraq and Syria to Lebanon , and if Tehran succeeds `` it would be a strategic game-changer . ''

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

On several occasions , Israel was suspected Suspicion of perpetrating or supporting attacks on Hezbollah and Iranian targets within Syrian territories or Lebanon .

After the incident , the State of Israel has stated Statement it was targeting Aiming weapons shipments headed toward anti-Israeli forces , specifically Hezbollah , located in Lebanon .

On 23 August 2013 two mosques were bombed Attack in Tripoli , Lebanon .

47 people were killed Killing and five hundred more injured Bodily_harm in what has been called Name_conferral the `` biggest and deadliest '' bombing Attack in Tripoli since the end Process_end of Lebanon 's Civil War .

He blamed Judgment_communication the Syrian government and its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon for the bombings .

He has ties to a Sunni organization that enjoys good relations with Lebanon 's powerful Shiite Hezbollah militant group .

The 2006 Lebanon War Military_operation , also called Name_conferral the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War Military_operation and known Know in Lebanon as the July War Military_operation ( , `` Ḥarb Tammūz '' ) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War Military_operation ( , `` Milhemet Levanon HaShniya '' ) , was a 34-day military Military_operation conflict Hostile_encounter in Lebanon , Northern Israel and the Golan Heights .

The 2006 Lebanon War Military_operation , also called Name_conferral the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War Military_operation and known Know in Lebanon as the July War Military_operation ( , `` Ḥarb Tammūz '' ) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War Military_operation ( , `` Milhemet Levanon HaShniya '' ) , was a 34-day military Military_operation conflict Hostile_encounter in Lebanon , Northern Israel and the Golan Heights .

The 2006 Lebanon War Military_operation , also called Name_conferral the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War Military_operation and known Know in Lebanon as the July War Military_operation ( , `` Ḥarb Tammūz '' ) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War Military_operation ( , `` Milhemet Levanon HaShniya '' ) , was a 34-day military Military_operation conflict Hostile_encounter in Lebanon , Northern Israel and the Golan Heights .

The 2006 Lebanon War Military_operation , also called Name_conferral the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War Military_operation and known Know in Lebanon as the July War Military_operation ( , `` Ḥarb Tammūz '' ) and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War Military_operation ( , `` Milhemet Levanon HaShniya '' ) , was a 34-day military Military_operation conflict Hostile_encounter in Lebanon , Northern Israel and the Golan Heights .

The conflict Hostile_encounter started Process_start on 12 July 2006 , and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect Resolve_problem in the morning on 14 August 2006 , though it formally ended Process_end on 8 September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade Besieging of Lebanon .

Two Israeli soldiers were abducted Kidnapping and taken Conquering by Hezbollah to Lebanon .

Five more were killed Killing in Lebanon , in a failed rescue attempt .

Israel refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act and responded Response with airstrikes Attack and artillery fire Use_firearm on targets in Lebanon .

The IDF launched Military_operation a ground invasion Attack of Southern Lebanon .

The Lebanese Army began Process_start deploying Arranging in Southern Lebanon on 17 August 2006 .

On 1 October 2006 , most Israeli troops withdrew Escaping from Lebanon , although the last of the troops continued Hold to occupy Control the border-straddling village of Ghajar .

They had not been consulted , dismissed Response the inclusion Cause_to_be_included as a bid to improve Cause_to_make_progress Israel ’ s image , rebuffed Agree_or_refuse_to_act the idea of him being memorialized Rite among fallen Israeli soldiers who `` killed Killing his relatives in Gaza , Lebanon and the West Bank '' , stated Statement the trial Criminal_investigation of the suspects Committing_crime was being dragged out Change_event_time , and complained Judgment_communication that several months earlier , the Jerusalem council had forced Causation them to remove Removing his image from outside their home after it had hung there for four months , by threatening Warning them with a per diem $ 500 fine , on the grounds it contravened Imposing_obligation a local Israeli law .

The official justification for the arms shipments was that they were part of an operation to free seven American hostages being held Hold in Lebanon by Hezbollah , a paramilitary group with Iranian ties connected Connect to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps .

However , as documented Recording by a congressional investigation , the first Reagan-sponsored secret arms sales to Iran began Process_start in 1981 before any of the American hostages had been taken Conquering in Lebanon .

Training Practice camps were opened Process_start in Syria and in Lebanon 's Beqaa Valley and propaganda Communication teams were sent Sending across the border to make contact Communication with the local populations .

For a time , geopolitical events Confronting_problem and natural disasters Catastrophe had strong short-term effects Influence on oil prices Cost , such as North Korean missile tests Testing , the 2006 conflict Hostile_encounter between Israel and Lebanon , worries over Iranian nuclear plans Arranging in 2006 , Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina Catastrophe , and various other factors .

It can also refer Adducing to the continuation of conflict Hostile_encounter in this region , beginning Process_start with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) operations transfer Motion to South Lebanon , following Self_motion Black September in the Kingdom of Jordan .

In light of this , the South Lebanon conflict can be seen Perception_active as a part of the Lebanese Civil War Hostile_encounter .

In earlier conflicts Hostile_encounter prior to the 1982 Israeli invasion Attack , including Operation Litani , Israel attempted to eradicate PLO bases from Lebanon and support Supporting Christian Maronite militias .

The 1982 invasion resulted in Causation the PLO 's departure Departing from Lebanon .

The creation of the Security Zone in South Lebanon benefited Influence civilian Israelis , although at great cost Cost to Palestinian and Lebanese civilians .

Despite this Israeli success in eradicating PLO bases and its partial withdrawal in 1985 , the Israeli invasion Attack increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the severity of conflict Hostile_encounter with local Lebanese militias and resulted in Causation the consolidation of several local Shia Muslim movements in Lebanon , including Hezbollah and Amal , from a previously unorganized Destroying guerrilla movement in the south .

By the early 1990s , Hezbollah , with support Supporting from Syria and Iran , emerged Coming_to_be as the leading group and military power , monopolizing guerrilla activity in South Lebanon .

By the year 2000 , following an election Change_of_leadership campaign promise , newly elected Choosing Prime Minister Ehud Barak withdrew Escaping Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon within the year , in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 425 , passed Motion_directional in 1978 ; the withdrawal Escaping consequently resulted in Causation the immediate total collapse of the South Lebanon Army .

By the year 2000 , following an election Change_of_leadership campaign promise , newly elected Choosing Prime Minister Ehud Barak withdrew Escaping Israeli forces from Southern Lebanon within the year , in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 425 , passed Motion_directional in 1978 ; the withdrawal Escaping consequently resulted in Causation the immediate total collapse of the South Lebanon Army .

Following the withdrawal Escaping , Hezbollah has monopolized Control its military and civil control Control of the southern part of Lebanon .

In response Response , the Israeli military forces launched Process_start Operation Attack Litani against PLO bases in Lebanon three days later .

The Lebanese Civil War Military_operation ( – `` Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah '' ) was a multifaceted civil war Military_operation in Lebanon , lasting from 1975 to 1990 and resulting in Causation an estimated 120,000 fatalities .

As of 2012 , approximately 76,000 people remain Presence displaced Escaping within Lebanon .

There was also an exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon as a result of the war Military_operation .

Before the war Military_operation , Lebanon was multisectarian , with Sunni Muslims and Christians being the majorities in the coastal cities , Shia Muslims being mainly based in the south and the Beqaa Valley to the east , and with the mountain populations being mostly Druze and Christian .

The government of Lebanon had been run Control under a significant influence of the elites among the Maronite Christians .

The establishment of the state of Israel and the displacement of a hundred thousand Palestinian refugees to Lebanon during the 1948 and 1967 exoduses contributed Influence to shifting Change the demographic balance in favor of the Muslim population .

The Cold War Hostile_encounter had a powerful disintegrative effect on Lebanon , which was closely linked Connect to the polarization that preceded Process_start the 1958 political crisis , since Maronites sided Communication with the West while leftist and pan-Arab groups sided Communication with Soviet-aligned Arab countries .

Peace keeping Temporary_stay forces , such as the Multinational Force in Lebanon and UNIFIL , were also stationed Placing in Lebanon .

Peace keeping Temporary_stay forces , such as the Multinational Force in Lebanon and UNIFIL , were also stationed Placing in Lebanon .

The majority of the members of the government were part of the anti-Syrian March 14 Alliance , a coalition Participation of political parties and independents in Lebanon .

Unlike other democracies , Lebanon can not be ruled Control by a simple majority .

However , according to article 49 of the constitution , the President of Lebanon must receive Receiving two-thirds of the votes in the first session Social_event or an absolute majority of votes in subsequent sessions Social_event .

Nevertheless , a new wave of sectarian violence Violence started Process_start in Lebanon during the first decade of May 2008 .

Sustained street demonstrations Social_event took place Process_start in Morocco , Iraq , Algeria , Iranian Khuzestan , Lebanon , Jordan , Kuwait , Oman and Sudan .