Israeli Special Forces' Operations in 2006

IDF Special Operations
	Part of the 2006 Lebanon War
Date	July 12, 2006 – August 19, 2006
Location	Lebanon
Result	Hezbollah victory
Belligerents
Israel	Hezbollah
Units involved
	Sayeret Matkal is the commando unit of the Israeli General Staff and is directly subordinate to the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN).; Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13) is the commando unit of Israeli Navy.; Shaldag is the commando unit of the Israeli Air Force.; Egoz is a commando unit created in 1995 specifically for fighting Hizbullah.; Maglan is a secretive counter-guerrilla unit.;
Casualties and losses
	Two senior officers and five soldiers were killed

Israeli Special Forces Operations in 2006 were part of the Second Lebanon War. Several commando units of the Israel Defence Forces launched dozens of operations against Hizbullah targets in Lebanon. Most of these were never publicized and many may have consisted of intelligence-gathering probes into Lebanese territory.