| 2006 Shiyyah airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2006 Lebanon War | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Location | Shiyyah, Lebanon 33°53′13″N 35°30′47″E / 33.88694°N 35.51306°E |
| Target |  Hezbollah |
| Date | August 7, 2006 8:00 p.m. EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Executed by |  Israeli Air Force |
| Casualties | 61 killed 40 injured |
  Shiyyah Location of Shiyyah within Lebanon | |
The 2006 Shiyyah airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on the Shiyyah suburb in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 7, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War. Two missiles fired from an IDF bomber destroyed three apartment buildings in the suburb.[1] Contemporary news accounts stated that the death toll from the airstrikes rose as recovery efforts continued, with 50 corpses recovered at the time of reportage and 61 anticipated.[2][3]
- ^ "With Fatal Blasts, War Invades Quiet Enclave of Beirut", The Washington Post, August 8, 2006,
- ^ "Angry Shi'ites bury the dead after Beirut attack Archived August 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, August 9, 2006"
- ^ "'Hot air pushed me off my chair. I was on the ground. I thought I was dead' , August 11, 2006"