Meidoun
Meidoun (ميدون) is a village in the West Beqaa District in southern Lebanon. Following the 1982 invasion it was just North of the Israeli security zone. In the late 1980s it had become a Hizbullah stronghold.
Meidoun | |
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Village | |
  Meidoun Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′9″N 35°38′26″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Beqaa Governorate |
| District | West Beqaa District |
| Elevation | 1,090 m (3,580 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
History
On 4 May 1988 the Israeli army launched a 48-hour offensive against Meidoun. UNIFIL estimated that the invading force involved 1,500 soldiers with a dozen tanks, armoured vehicles and Cobra helecopters and that the village was bombarded overnight with over 1000 shells. After several hours of fighting the army blew up the fifty houses that the village consisted of. Over the following days the SLA used bulldozers to demolish the ruins. After the raid Israeli statements claimed 40-50 Hizbullah fighters had been killed. Three Israeli soldiers were killed and seventeen wounded. One of the Israeli fatalities was a result of Lebanese Army artillery fire.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- Maydoun - Loussia, localiban
- 40 Lebanese, 3 Israelis Die as Militia Destroys Village, 4 May 1988, Los Angeles Times
- Three Israeli Soldiers Killed, 17 Wounded in Southern Lebanon, 5 May 1988, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Israel’s 48-hour invasion, May 16, 1988, Maclean's
- 359 Interview with Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Peres on Israel Television- 5 May 1988, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Patrick Tyler, (2012): Fortress Israel ISBN 978-0-374-28104-5
