Ansariya ambush

Ansariya ambush
Part of the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Date 4–5 September 1997 Location Ansariya, South Lebanon Result Hezbollah victory
Belligerents
Israel Defence Forces	Hezbollah Supported by: Amal Movement
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Col. Yosef Korakin †	Com. Abu Shamran Ahmed Wehbe
Strength
16 commandos from Naval Special Operations unit, Shayetet 13	20 fighters from local Hezbollah militia and back-up units from Amal militia and Lebanese army
Casualties and losses
12 IDF soldiers killed	2 fighters lightly wounded[1]
A Lebanese woman and a young girl killed[2]

The Ansariya ambush took place during the conflict between the Israel Defense Forces occupying South Lebanon and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, the armed wing of the Hezbollah movement. A 16-man force from the Israeli Navy’s special operation unit, Shayetet 13, on a mission in South Lebanon in 1997, stumbled into a deadly ambush by Hezbollah. Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed, which was the worst Israeli single-day casualty toll in Lebanon since 1985.