Operation Changing Direction 11
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The Operation Change of Direction 11 was the final offensive operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 2006 Lebanon War that began on August 11, 2006, and ended three days later when the ceasefire came into effect. It involved a tripling of Israeli forces inside Lebanon and aimed at encircling Hizbullah forces in south Lebanon. The plan was to advance westwards along the Litani River from the Galilee Panhandle, combined with helicopter landings behind enemy lines, intended to be the largest in IDF history, and simultaneous advances northwards in the central sector and along the Mediterranean coast. The plan was to follow up the offensive by several weeks of mopping-up operations in the surrounded territories, eliminating Hizbullah infrastructure, especially in the launching areas of Katyusha rockets.
The offensive was called off halfway due to heavy casualties. At least 33 Israeli officers and soldiers were killed and hundreds were wounded, an Israeli Air Force (IAF) helicopter was shot down and scores of Israeli tanks were destroyed or damaged. The IDF never reached the Litani river and failed to surround Hizbullah forces in South Lebanon. Instead the IDF found itself in control of 16 different pockets or sectors in South Lebanon, often isolated from each other and from Israeli territory. IDF expressed a desire to withdraw from these positions as quickly as possible, as soon as a ceasefire agreement was in place. Hizbullah remained in control of both Bint Jbeil and Ayta ash-Sha'b, close to the border, while IDF soldiers were operating well to the north of both these towns.
Read more about Operation Changing Direction 11: The Plan, The Battles in The North, The Battle of Wadi Al-Hujeir / Wadi As-Sulouqi, Central and Western Sectors, Aftermath, Israel Defence Forces Fatalities, Fatalities of The Islamic Resistance in Al-Ghandouriya and Wadi Al-Hujeir, Islamic Resistance Prisoners
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