Conflict archive

2006 Lebanon War Weapons and Equipment

The 2006 Lebanon War was the July-August 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, triggered by Hezbollah's capture of Israeli soldiers and followed by Israeli air and ground operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket attacks into northern Israel.

The 2006 Lebanon War was a month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began on 12 July 2006 and ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire that took effect on 14 August 2006. The archive is narrow and includes only systems with direct source-backed wartime use, support, evacuation, or deployment context.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in the 2006 Lebanon War and related evacuation or support operations tied to the conflict.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use, deployment, evacuation, or support sourcing.

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Context

Status
Published archive
Location
Lebanon and northern Israel
Countries
Lebanon, Israel
Regions
Southern Lebanon, Northern Israel, Eastern Mediterranean
Domains
air, land, maritime, rocket attacks, evacuation

The connected weapon coverage is intentionally narrow. The Mistral-class entry documents French naval support to Operation Baliste, an evacuation and protection mission for French citizens in Lebanon, rather than direct combat by the ship itself.

Map

Lebanon and northern Israel

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Timeline

Key Events

  1. War begins after border raid

    CRS describes Hezbollah's 12 July 2006 capture of two Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Lebanon border and Israel's subsequent air and ground response in Lebanon.

    Sources: CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict

  2. Cease-fire takes effect

    CRS reports that a United Nations-brokered cease-fire based on Security Council Resolution 1701 took effect on 14 August 2006.

    Sources: CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Mistral-class landing helicopter dock, Landing helicopter dock, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsMistral-class landing helicopter dockLanding helicopter dockSide: FranceRole: Non-combatant evacuation and maritime supportBuilt: Naval Group / FranceThe Mistral class is a French landing helicopter dock family built around amphibious lift, command spaces, aviation facilities, and hospital support for force-projection and evacuation missions. French Navy source material lists 199 m length, 32 m beam, a 21,500-ton displacement, a 16-helicopter aviation fit, and a 69-bed hospital; operational records tie the class to French evacuation support off Lebanon in 2006 and helicopter strike support off Libya in 2011.

Conflict Sources

The archive includes support and evacuation activity when the source directly ties a system to the 2006 conflict environment. It should not be treated as a complete order of battle.

  • CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah ConflictPublisher: Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport | Note: Supports the 12 July 2006 start, Israel-Hezbollah conflict framing, Israeli air and ground operations in Lebanon, Hezbollah rocket attacks, and the 14 August 2006 UN-brokered cease-fire. | Accessed: 2026-06-29