Ansariya ambush

Ansariya ambush
	Part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Date	4–5 September 1997
Location	Ansariya, South Lebanon
Result	Hezbollah victory
Belligerents
Israel Defence Forces	Hezbollah; Supported by:; Amal Movement
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Yosef Korakin †	Com Abu Shamran
Strength
16 commandos from Naval Special Operations unit, Shayetet 13	20 fighters from local Hezbollah militia and back-up units from Amal militia and Lebanese army
Casualties and losses
12 IDF soldiers killed	2 fighters lightly wounded
	A Lebanese woman and a young girl killed

The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the terrorist organization Hezbollah. A unit from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Islamic Resistance guerrillas. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.

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