Ayta ash Shab

Ayta ash Shab (; an aw transliteratit Ayta al-Sha'b, Ayta a-Shaab, Ayta ash-Shab or Ayta ash Sha'b') is a sma veelage locatit in soothren Lebanon, aboot 1 km northeast o the Israeli border.

On 12 Julie 2006, Hezbollah initiatit a cross-border attack on an Israeli routine patrol, which teuk place on the Israeli side o the Israel-Lebanon border near Ayta ash Shab, atween the veelages o Zar'it an Shtula (Shetula). The raid resultit in the captur o twa an killin o three Israeli sodgers an triggered the 2006 Lebanon War. Durin the month lang conflict 85% o Ayta ash Shab's hames wur destroyed, an hivy grund fechtin ensued atween Israeli forces an Hezbollah guerillas.

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Category:Bint Jbeil Destrict
Category:Populatit places in the Nabatieh Govrenorate