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:''For the location mentioned in the New Testament, see [[Cana]]. |
:''For the location mentioned in the New Testament, which is occasionally identified with Qana, see [[Cana]].'' |
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:''For the ancient Aragonese unit of length, see [[cana (unit of length)|cana]].'' |
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'''Qana''' ({{lang-ar|قانا}}) is a village in [[Southern Lebanon|Lebanon]], located 10 km southeast of the city of [[Tyre]] and 12 km north of the border with [[Israel]]. |
'''Qana''' ({{lang-ar|قانا}}) is a village in [[Southern Lebanon|Lebanon]], located 10 km southeast of the city of [[Tyre]] and 12 km north of the border with [[Israel]]. |
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Qana is known internationally mainly for two separate incidents in which the [[Israel Defense Forces]] caused many [[civilian]] deaths during armed conflict with [[Hezbollah]]. |
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* '''[[1996 shelling of Qana]]''': On [[18 April]] [[1996]], amid heavy fighting between the |
* '''[[1996 shelling of Qana]]''': On [[18 April]] [[1996]], amid heavy fighting between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah during [[Operation Grapes of Wrath]], a [[Fiji]]an [[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon|UNIFIL]] compound in the village was [[Shell (projectile)|shelled]] by Israeli [[artillery]], killing 106 civilians and injuring around 116 others who had taken refuge there to escape the fighting. Four UNIFIL soldiers were also seriously injured.<ref name="UN human rights report">{{cite web|url=http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.nsf/2ee9468747556b2d85256cf60060d2a6/c2a9efb804d4155685256e5a006d2c41!OpenDocument|title=Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine: written statement submitted by the Hariri Foundation|date=[[11 March]] [[2004]]|accessmonthday=[[13 July]]|accessyear=[[2006]]|publisher=[[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]]|work=[[United Nations]]}}</ref><ref name="BBC Peres article">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1306587.stm|title=Protest at Peres Nazi image|date=[[1 April]] [[2001]]|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> |
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* '''[[2006 Qana airstrike]]''': On [[30 July]] [[2006]], during the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict|Israel–Lebanon conflict]], Israeli airstrikes hit an apartment building, which collapsed several hours later. 56 people, including 34 children, were killed, and many others were injured, according to the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2253175|title=34 Youths Among 56 Dead in Israeli Attack|date=[[30 July]] [[2006]]|publisher=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> |
* '''[[2006 Qana airstrike]]''': On [[30 July]] [[2006]], during the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict|Israel–Lebanon conflict]], Israeli airstrikes hit an apartment building, which collapsed several hours later. 56 people, including 34 children, were killed, and many others were injured, according to the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]].<ref name="ABC airstrike article">{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2253175|title=34 Youths Among 56 Dead in Israeli Attack|date=[[30 July]] [[2006]]|publisher=[[ABC News]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:42, 1 August 2006
- For the location mentioned in the New Testament, which is occasionally identified with Qana, see Cana.
- For the ancient Aragonese unit of length, see cana.
Qana (Template:Lang-ar) is a village in Lebanon, located 10 km southeast of the city of Tyre and 12 km north of the border with Israel.
Qana is known internationally mainly for two separate incidents in which the Israel Defense Forces caused many civilian deaths during armed conflict with Hezbollah.
- 1996 shelling of Qana: On 18 April 1996, amid heavy fighting between the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah during Operation Grapes of Wrath, a Fijian UNIFIL compound in the village was shelled by Israeli artillery, killing 106 civilians and injuring around 116 others who had taken refuge there to escape the fighting. Four UNIFIL soldiers were also seriously injured.[1][2]
- 2006 Qana airstrike: On 30 July 2006, during the Israel–Lebanon conflict, Israeli airstrikes hit an apartment building, which collapsed several hours later. 56 people, including 34 children, were killed, and many others were injured, according to the Red Cross.[3]
References
- ^ "Question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine: written statement submitted by the Hariri Foundation". United Nations. United Nations Commission on Human Rights. 11 March 2004.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accessmonthday=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Protest at Peres Nazi image". BBC News. 1 April 2001.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "34 Youths Among 56 Dead in Israeli Attack". ABC News. 30 July 2006.
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