Ansariya ambush

The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance movement of Hezbollah. A unit from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Islamic Resistance guerrillas. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.

Ansariya ambush

The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance movement of Hezbollah. A unit from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Islamic Resistance guerrillas. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.