Ayta ash Shab

Ayta ash Shab عيتا الشعب
City
Ayta ash Shab Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°05′50″N 35°20′04″E / 33.09722°N 35.33444°ECoordinates: 33°05′50″N 35°20′04″E / 33.09722°N 35.33444°E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Bint Jbeil District
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code	+961

Ayta ash Shab (Arabic: عيتا الشعب‎; also transliterated Ayta al-Sha'b, Ayta a-Shaab, Ayta ash-Shab or Ayta ash Sha'b') is a small village located in southern Lebanon, about 1 km northeast of the Israeli border.

On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah initiated a attack on an Israeli patrol, which took place on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border near Ayta ash Shab. The raid resulted in the capture of two and killing of three Israeli soldiers and triggered the 2006 Lebanon War. During the month-long conflict 85% of Ayta ash Shab's homes were destroyed, and heavy ground fighting ensued between Israeli forces and Hezbollah terrorists.^[1]

References

1. Rosen, Nir (2007-01-01). "The Mayor, the Martyr, and the Pomegranate Trees". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2007-04-20.