Security Council Crisis Timeline
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- (F 0700/F 1500) Hezbollah attacks IDF troops, killing 12. Hezbollah casualties
officially reported as "light". news
release (RELEASE F 1950)
- (F 1500/F 2300) IAF assassinates Sa'ad Shazly, Deputy General for Southern
Operations of Hezbollah. Assassination takes place on the
Beirut-Damascus road, and utilizes an overly large explosive. news release. (RELEASE F 2250)
- (Sa 0700/Sa 1500) Hezbollah launches massive Katyusha rocket barrage on
northern
Galilee. Most rockets cause few casualties, some property damage. One
lands directly in local market (Kiryat Shmona), killing 22 and wounding
76. news release (RELEASE Sa 1100)
- (Su 0200/Su 1000) WAKE UP DELEGATES - IAF retaliates with strategic bombing of civilian infrastructure in
Lebanon to coerce Leb. gov't into cracking down on Hezbollah. IDF uses
radar-controlled artillery for counter-battery fire on the rocket
launch positions. IDF artillery barrage lands on refugee camp, killing
75, including 21 UN observers. fact sheet
for speaker (RELEASE Su 0200)
- (Su 0220/Su 1020) Hezbollah issues statement warning Israel of retaliation for the
refugee camp attack. news release (RELEASE
Su 0220)
- (Su 0300/Su 1100) Airing of report from UN peacekeepers at refugee camp.
Fact Sheet
- (Su 0300/Su 1100) Hezbollah obliterates Central Railway Station in Tel Aviv. news release (RELEASE Su 0330)
- (Su 0315/Su 1115) Small Israeli units begin crossing border of security zone to sweep
known Hezbollah positions.
- (Su 0345/Su 1145) IAF expands attacks to include known Hezbollah supply routes (with
Syrian trucks and material).news release
(RELEASE Su 0400)
- (Su 0400/Su 1200) U.S. observes Israeli troop movements. HGM
- (Su 0415/Su 1215) Egypt, USA, UK, et al. condemn Israel's "escalation" of the
situation.news release HGMs (RELEASE Su 0430)
- (Su 0500/Su 1300) Israel announces that Syria supported the bombing of the railway
station, citing evidence from the Mossad. news
release (RELEASE Su 0515)
- (Su 0520/Su 1320) Syria denies any involvement in bombing and "deplores loss of
life".news release (RELEASE Su 0540)
- (Su 0545/Su 1345) U.S. observes Syrian troops beginning movement S of B-D road.HGM to USA (RELEASE Su 0615)
Speaker - Israel/Lebanon/Syria situation and history; importance of
troop movements; meanings of war Fact Sheet
- (Su 0745/Su 1445) Egypt calls on all sides to return to previous "status quo" at a
minimum. Urges Israel to completely withdraw from Lebanon, and Lebanon
to secure Israel's northern border from Hezbollah attacks.news release (RELEASE Su 0815)
- (Su 0750/Su 1450) Egypt raises alert status of troops, minor mobilization. news release (RELEASE Su 0830)
Insert Resolution from SC Here.
Possible Endings
(Su 1000/Su 1800)
- If resolution is consistent with aims of Israel, Lebanon, and
Syria, and is decent, everyone backs down. War is averted. Delegates
win.
- If resolution is not consistent with parties aims, or exceptionally
poor, Israel/Syria begin shooting war. "Make the Med red."