Battle of Wadi Saluki

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2006 Litani offensive
Part of 2006 Lebanon War
Date August 11–13 2006 Location Southern Lebanon Result Indecisive. Israeli tactical victory. Strategic draw.
Belligerents
Israel	Hezbollah
Commanders
Colonel Moti Kidor[1]	Unknown
Strength
Infantry 24 Merkava Mark IV tanks[1]	80+ infantry Kornet missiles[1]
Casualties and losses
8 infantry killed 4 tankers killed 11 tanks disabled or destroyed[1]	80 killed (IDF claim) [1]

v • d • e Military operations of the 2006 Lebanon War Zar'it-Shtula – Baliste – 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.

[edit] 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 disabled or destroyed from the missile fire. After the hill was reached, the Israeli troops withdrew.

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[edit] External links

• Jerusalem Post.
• Jerusalem Post.