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Conflict Incident Report
Multiple attacks carried out on roads in South Lebanon by Israeli Apache helicopters on civilian vehicles
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
July 23, 2006
Death toll:
8persons
Number of Injured:
40persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Israeli army
On July 23, 2006: - In Mansuri, two civilians were killed and four children severely burned in a helicopter or drone attack on their three-car convoy fleeing to Sour and waving white flags. An Israeli Apache helicopter hit another civilian vehicle fleeing from Mansuri, wounding nine civilians as the car was in sight of a hospital. - Multiple attacks were carried out on roads in South Lebanon by Israeli Apache helicopters on civilian vehicles, killing at least 6 civilians and wounding 27. This included 3 killed and 14 wounded from one family, who were fleeing from al-Tiri in a van and waving white flags.
Primary category:
Air Strike
Nearby Incidents
Sour / Israeli air strikes against Palestinians
Sour / Israeli attack on Palestinian camps near Sour
Sour / Fighting between Joint Forces and Lebanese Front/Syrian Army
Sour / Institute of Islamic Studies attacked
Sour / Clashes in the South among various actors