Ayta ash Shab is a small village located in southern Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

, about 1 km northeast of the Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i border.

On July 12, 2006, Hezbollah initiated a cross-border attack

Zar'it-Shtula incident

The 2006 Hezbollah cross-border raid was a cross-border attack committed by Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants on an Israeli military patrol on 12 July 2006 on Israeli territory....

 on an Israeli routine patrol, which took place on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border near Ayta ash Shab, between the villages of Zar'it

Zar'it

Zar'it is an moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 250....

 and Shtula (Shetula). 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 by the Israeli forces, and heavy ground fighting

Battle of Ayta ash-Shab

The Battle of Ayta ash-Shab started on July 31, 2006, during the 2006 Lebanon War. The Israeli military and Hezbollah forces engaged in the village of Ayta ash-Shab in southern Lebanon....

ensued between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerillas.