Hezbollah fighters crossed the Blue Line and attacked an Israeli patrol, capturing two soldiers. The operation was presented as leverage for a prisoner exchange; Israel responded with large-scale military action. The cross-border attack and subsequent hostilities initiated the 34-day war.
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Which documented development occurred on 12 July 2006 in the 2006 Lebanon War?
Hezbollah captures two Israeli soldiers at border. Hezbollah fighters crossed the Blue Line and attacked an Israeli patrol, capturing two soldiers. The operation was presented as leverage for a prisoner exchange; Israel responded with large-scale military action. The cross-border attack and subsequent hostilities initiated the 34-day war.
On 12 July 2006, hezbollah captures two Israeli soldiers at border.
Hezbollah fighters crossed the Blue Line and attacked an Israeli patrol, capturing two soldiers. The operation was presented as leverage for a prisoner exchange; Israel responded with large-scale military action. The cross-border attack and subsequent hostilities initiated the 34-day war.