Israel says Lebanon campaign was war as debate over name continues

ISRAEL formally declared last year’s fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah guerrillas a war yesterday, but it is searching for a name for the 34-day conflict.

Israel says Lebanon campaign was war as debate over name continues

A ministerial committee decided on the designation and its chairman said he expected a name would be found within a week, in consultation with a separate panel set up by Defence Minister Amir Peretz.

Most Israelis refer to the fighting last July and August as the “Second Lebanon War” — waged 24 years after Israel battled the Palestine Liberation Organisation in Lebanon.

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