9 h, jul 12, 2006 y - Initiation of Lebanon Conflict
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Hezbollah launches Katyusha rockets and mortars at IDF positions and the border town of Shlomi. Although five civilians are wounded, this attack was only a diversion.
At the same time, a group of Hezbollah militants infiltrate Israeli territory and hide in a valley near Zar'it. The militants then ambush two IDF humvees that responded at the scene. Three soldiers are killed in the incident. Two reservists, 1st Sergeant Eldad Regev and Sergeant 1st Class Ehud Goldwasser, are kidnapped and taken into Lebanese territory.
IDF sends a tank to pursue the kidnappers into Southern Lebanon. It hits an IED while crossing the border, killing the four soldiers in the tank. Another soldier comes under Hezbollah fire while attempting to remove the bodies from the tank, killing him as well. Two additional soldiers are wounded.
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