Tyre raid
The Tyre raid was a night mission by the Israel Defense Forces naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, in Tyre, South Lebanon, on August 5, 2006. The target was an apartment building, allegedly housing Hezbollah leaders responsible for the rocket attack on Hadera a day earlier. The entire operation lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.
| 2006 Tyre raid | |||||||
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| Part of 2006 Lebanon War | |||||||
An IDF Shayetet 13 filmed during the operation in Tyre. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Israel Defense Forces | Hezbollah | ||||||
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| Shayetet 13 | Armed wing | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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10 soldiers wounded 1 soldier killed (Hezbollah claim) |
1–2 killed (Lebanese claim) 6–10 killed (IDF claim) | ||||||
| 1 Lebanese soldier and 4 civilians killed (Lebanese claim) | |||||||
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