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This document appears to be a page from a memoir by Ehud Barak (page 400, labeled HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028248). It details the onset of the 2006 Lebanon War, describing a phone consultation between Barak and Shimon Peres regarding military strategy against Hizbollah. Barak recounts advising Peres to push Chief-of-Staff Dan Halutz for clear objectives beyond the initial strikes, specifically regarding 'Operation Cinnamon Sticks,' an air force plan developed during Barak's earlier term as Prime Minister.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Ehud (Barak) Narrator / Former Prime Minister
Advising Shimon Peres on how to handle a cabinet briefing regarding Hizbollah.
Shimon (Peres) Politician (Labor leadership)
Called Ehud for advice; pressed the chief-of-staff during a cabinet meeting.
Dan Halutz Chief-of-Staff / Former Air Force Chief
Briefed the cabinet; was pressed by Shimon Peres on operational details.
Olmert (Ehud Olmert) Prime Minister (implied)
Made public statements indicating no intention to start a full war.

Timeline (2 events)

July 13 (Early hours)
Execution of Operation Cinnamon Sticks; destruction of nearly 60 missile launchers in 34 minutes.
Lebanon/Israel border region
Next morning (relative to call)
Cabinet briefing where Shimon Peres questioned Dan Halutz.
Israel
Shimon Peres Dan Halutz Cabinet members

Locations (4)

Relationships (2)

Ehud Barak Political Advisor/Colleague Shimon Peres
Shimon called Ehud for advice on military strategy during a crisis.
Shimon Peres Governmental Oversight Dan Halutz
Shimon pressed Halutz on operational details during a briefing.

Key Quotes (4)

"“Shalom, Ehud,” he said when I answered the phone"
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"“Halutz will propose what to do. Push him,” I said."
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"Codenamed “Operation Cinnamon Sticks,” it was designed to take out all of the fixed Hizbollah missile sites"
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"They would soon find themselves in Israel’s longest single armed conflict since 1948."
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