Wadi Saluki Explained

Wadi Saluki (English: Saluki Creek; Hebrew: נחל סלוקי) is a district in southern Lebanon.

History

In 1999, during the South Lebanon conflict a clash broke out between Israel Defense Forces troops and Hezbollah fighters in Wadi Saluki in which two IDF soldiers and three Hezbollah fighters were killed in the fighting. Hezbollah announced that the incident was revenge for the assassination of their commander Ali Hassan Deeb.^[1]

On 2 November 2023, four Hezbollah members were killed in Wadi Saluki during a shelling by Israeli soldiers.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://jweekly.com/1999/08/20/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-hezbollah-revenge-attack/ Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah revenge attack
2. Web site: Johnston . Holly . 2 November 2023 . At least four killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon as border fighting rages . 3 November 2023 . The National . en.