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The Battle of Bint Jbeil was one of the main battles of the 2006 Lebanon War. Bint Jbeil ((アラビア語:بنت جبيل), Bint Jubayl) is a major town of some 20,000 (mainly Shia) inhabitants in Southern Lebanon. Although Brigadier-General Gal Hirsh announced on July 25 that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had "complete control" of Bint Jbeil, this statement was later discredited. In spite of three sustained attempts by the IDF to conquer the town, it remained in the hands of Hizbullah until the end of the war.〔Operation Webs of Steel 2 (July 23–29), Change of Direction 8 (August 1–3) and Change of Direction 10 (August 6–9), see ''The final Winograd Commission report'', p. 364-74〕 The town was the scene of some of the fiercest fighting of the war, with both sides taking heavy losses. Two senior Israeli officers, including Major Roi Klein, were killed in the battle. Hizbullah similarly lost several commanders, most notably Khalid Bazzi, commander of the Bint Jbeil area. ==Background== Bint Jbeil was a major center for the Lebanese resistance during the 18 years of Israeli occupation. Following Israel's withdrawal from Bint Jbeil in 2000 the town became an important base for Hizbullah. Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah held his victory speech in Bint Jbeil after the Israeli withdrawal, in front of a joyful audience of more than 100 000 people, Muslims and Christians, where he belittled Israeli power:〔Noe, p. 232〕 :"Barak is today calling on Lebanon to consider the withdrawal as a token of peace. This is treachery. He left having no other option... Barak still holds our prisoners in his jails, occupies territory dear to us - namely the Shebaa Farms... every prisoner in Israeli jails will soon, God willing, be back home among you. Barak and his government have no choice: I advice him to leave the Shebaa farms... he has no other choice... I tell you: the Israel that owns nuclear weapons and has the strongest air force in the region is weaker than a spider's web."〔Victory speech, May 26, 2000, Noe, pp. 232-43〕 According to Israeli journalist Amir Rapaport this speech infuriated the IDF Command which over time developed a "cobwebs complex". The 2006 Lebanon war finally presented an opportunity to get even. Senior IDF officers, such as Chief of Staff Dan Halutz and Chief of Operations Gadi Eisenkot claimed that Bint Jbeil was an important "symbol". They hoped to capture the town and bring an Israeli leader to hold a victory speech at the same place where Nasrallah held his speech in 2000. Instead, according to Rapaport, Bint Jbeil would come to symbolize failure.〔Rapaport, ch. 15〕 According to IDF estimates Bint Jbeil and the nearby village of Aynata was defended by 100-140 fighters, about 60 of whom belonged to the local garrison and around 40 belonged to the Hizbullah Special Force.〔Ehrich, p. 77〕〔Harel and Issacharoff, p. 139〕 The primary aim of the Hizbullah forces in the string of positions along the border was not to hold territory but to bleed the Israelis and slow down their advance.〔Exum, p.10〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Bint Jbeil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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