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The Second Lebanon War, the violent clash between Israel and Hizbollah of July-August 2006, ended indecisively and left Israel and Hizbollah to lick their wounds and draw respective relevant conclusions. While the Israeli public acquired an uneasy sense of despondency and resorted to introspective self-castigation as to why Israel was unable to achieve the quick and decisive victory that many expected, members of the Hizbollah organization and its supporters reveled in their joy, with mass victory gatherings held in Syria and Lebanon.