The Battle of Bint Jbeil was one of the main battles of the 2006 Lebanon War. Bint Jbeil (Arabic: بنت جبيل, Bint Jubayl) is a major town of some 40,000, mainly Shia Muslim, inhabitants in Southern Lebanon. Brig.-Gen. Gal Hirsh announced on July 25 that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had "complete control" of Bint Jbeil. This statement was later discredited. In spite of three sustained attempts by the IDF to conquer the town, it remained in the hands of Hizbullah until the end of the war. The town was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war, with both sides taking heavy losses. Two senior Israeli officers were killed in the battle. Hizbullah similarly lost several commanders, most notably Khalid Bazzi, the Hizbullah commander of the Bint Jbeil area.
Read more about Battle Of Bint Jbeil: Background, Operation Webs of Steel 2 (July 23–29), Respite, Operation Change of Direction (August 1–9), Aftermath, Civilian Casualties, Israel Defense Forces Fatalities
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