The 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli War: Israel's Grenada

Abstract

The Effects Based Operations-inspired doctrine that the Israeli Defense Forces adopted relied too much on airpower and relied too little on ground maneuver forces. Hezbollah was able to predict how Israel would fight and they neutralized Israel s airpower by creating hidden fortified bunkers, and stockpiling weapons and supplies. Israel s inability to beat Hezbollah with airpower forced Israel to launch a ground invasion into Lebanon where Hezbollah was prepared to fight them on equal terms. The Israeli military was unable to create a decisive military or political victory against Hezbollah, and Hezbollah would subsequently claim a strategic victory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601746

Entities

People

  • Gregory J. Donahue

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Air Strikes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Doctrine
  • Maneuvers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychology
  • Rockets
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.