On the 28th of June, 1993 Katyusha rockets launched by Hizballah
caused injuries and damage in Kiryat Shmonah. On 8-9 July,
attacks by Ahmad Jibril's Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine - General Council Command (PFLP-GC) and Hizballah
caused the deaths of 5 IDF soldiers in the security zone. These
events led the Israeli government and IDF to seek a retaliatory
operation. After assessing that a major ground incursion would
lead to significant Israeli casualties, an artillery and aerial
bombardment plan was adopted with the aim of eradicating the
threat posed by Hizballah and Palestinian guerillas. Its
secondary goal was to disrupt civilian life and force the
population to flee north with the intention of turning civilians
against the Hizballah, forcing the Lebanese and Syrian
governments into taking steps to curb Hizballah activities.
Between the 25th-31st of July Israel implemented "Operation
Accountability", targeting Shi'ite towns and villages of south
Lebanon in the heaviest attack since 1982. A