Known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War. This military conflict began on July 12, 2006 when Hezbollah militiamen crossed from Lebanon into Israel, kidnapping two Israeli soldiers and killing three others. The attack partially related to Hezbollah’s ongoing campaign to claim the Sheba’a Farms, a small stretch of land bordering Israel, Syria and Lebanon, for Lebanon. Hezbollah spokespersons, however, described the kidnapping as a strategy to secure the release of Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Five more Israeli soldiers died in an operation to rescue the abducted soldiers. During the 34-day war that followed, Israel’s military actions targeted Lebanese infrastructure and Hezbollah bases and also widely damaged civilian areas, killing over 1,000 Lebanese and displacing almost one million. Israel also implemented a blockade of the entire Lebanese coast. Concurrently, Hezbollah launched hundreds of missiles into northern Israel, killing dozens and causing 300,000-500,000 Israelis to flee from the north of the country. A United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect on August 14, 2006, though the Israeli naval blockade of Lebanon lasted until September 8. See Achcar, Gilbert. The 33-day war: Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon and its consequences. Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2007; Cossali, Paul. “Arab-Israeli Relations 1967-2006.” Europa Regional Surveys of the World: The Middle East and North Africa 2007, 53rd ed. New York: Routledge, 2007; ”Day-by-day: Lebanon crisis.” BBC. 17 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4776627.stm; and “Hizbullah attacks northern Israel and Israel's response.” 12 July 2006. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 31 October 2011. http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terrorism+from+Lebanon-+Hizbullah/Hizbullah+attack+in+northern+Israel+and+Israels+response+12-Jul-2006.htm.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/lebanon-war-2006