Ansariye (town)
Insariye
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Al-Ansariyyah, Ansariyeh, or Insariye (Insârîyé) (
Arabic: الأنصارية) is a town in South Governorate in Lebanon, 62 km from Beirut and 20 km south of Sidon
. The area is 7.35 km² and is situated near the sea facing it from an altitude of 144 m.
On 5 September 1997 an attack force of seaborne Israeli commandos was
Lebanese army
joined in the later stages of the incident. Twelve Israelis were killed.
References
External links
- Insariyeh, Localiban
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