Shaldagh unit, which is part of the National Air Force and the elite special forces of the IDF General Staff “Sayeret Matkal”, which were carried out during the Second Lebanese War.
On August 2, 2006, several special forces helicopters rose from their bases and headed for Baalbek. On their route along the coast, they were shelled, but without damage or loss of personnel.
One of the teams was tasked with raiding Dar al-Hikma Hospital in the hopes of finding two midfielders who had been abducted. gunmen in July 2006 or to obtain information about their fate. According to intelligence, the soldiers were kept in hospital. It was later revealed that they were killed almost immediately after the abduction.
Other troops had their targets in a city that was considered a bastion of Hezbollah.
Special forces received significant aircraft, from drones and helicopters, ending with fighters and units of Department 669 for emergency medical evacuation.
The objects were processed on the principle of “hacking and cleaning”, in some places using explosives. The captured militants provided information on weapons storage facilities, which were then operated by aviation. Electronic and paper media with intelligence were taken with them.
The whole operation in the city took a little over 2 hours. The result was a personnel “decision” in Hezbollah itself, the transfer of additional forces to ensure the security of the rear and Baalbek from Lebanon's southern Israeli border. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has published material on the operation.