Operation '' Grapes of Wrath '' ( ) is the Israeli Defense Forces code-name ( referred to as April War by Hezbollah ) for a sixteen-day campaign against Lebanon in 1996 which attempted to end rocket attacks on Northern Israel by Hezbollah . Israel conducted more than 1,100 air raids and extensive shelling ( some 25,000 shells ) . A UN Interim Force compound at Qana was hit when Israeli artillery fired on Hezbollah forces operating nearby . 639 Hezbollah cross-border rocket attacks targeted northern Israel , particularly the town of Kiryat Shemona ( HRW 1997 ) . Hezbollah forces also participated in numerous engagements with Israeli and South Lebanon Army forces . The conflict was de-escalated on 27 April by a ceasefire agreement banning attacks on civilians
Qana
Qana massacre
Operation Grapes of Wrath