Israeli Army Official Says Only Ground Offensive will Defeat Hizbullah
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Only a full-scale Israeli ground offensive will defeat Hizbullah in the event of another war similar to the 2006 conflict between them, a high-ranking Israeli army official has said.
“It’s clear to the general staff that a ground maneuver is what’s needed” to confront the threat of rocket attacks, the official, who was not named, told the Jerusalem Post daily in remarks published on Wednesday.
“The enemy is growing powerful” in its ability to rain down rockets and missiles on the Israeli home front, the source said, but it remains challenged by the army’s ability to launch a ground offensive.
The Israeli Ground Forces Command embarked on a series of upgrades designed to better prepare the military for a possible ground invasion, the newspaper said.
One change under way involves an upgrade to weapons systems, the daily reported.
“We don’t have to get the air force to drop 250kg. bombs on every target. Sometimes a shell going through a structure is enough,” it quoted the official as saying.
Ground Forces planners are taking into account an enemy that knows how to strike and “disappear,” the official said in reference to Hizbullah.
The party “has many missiles and explosive devices” to target advancing Israeli armored vehicles,” he warned. As a result, Ground Forces planners are aiming to inject units into the depth of Hizbullah’s territory in southern Lebanon.
“For us, that means we must restructure and prepare, and to stay ready for a clash that can occur tomorrow, in a few months, or a few years,” he told the Jerusalem Post.
“A ground offensive has to be deadly, defensible, network-based and agile, with advanced firepower adapted to... a changing battlefield,” the source said. “It’s clear to us that we have to shorten a conflict. A ground maneuver will accomplish that.”
“We have to get to the enemy and strike its ability to fire on us. In the end, this creates pressure on it and on Lebanon, and this is an enemy that understands when it’s starting to lose,” he added.
26 March 2014, 10:02
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And each time they retrieved their army from Lebanon, you barked and said you Liberated the land.
26 March 2014, 11:38
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How could you say such a stupidity? But then again, you are only...uneducated. Similar to the HA farmer who shot our helicopter pilot from 10 meters away, and couldn't recognize a lebanese army helicopter.
in 2006, they caused 3 billion damage + 1500 deaths
you caused 3 million damage + 123 IDF deaths
+ 40 civilians of which:
24 jew
14 muslim
4 christians
3 Druze
1 atheist
do you have any logic ?
26 March 2014, 12:25
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HA caused Lebanon $7B of damage. This is direct damage and does not take into account almost a decade of economical standstill, lack of growth, fleeing of investors, fleeing of our youth, lack of job creation ...
26 March 2014, 13:28
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Israel in the 2006 war incurred 3 million US dollars of direct damage.
I do not care to point out the Israeli indirect damages of which Israelis and HA tend to inflate. Israelis to get financial aid and HA inflating enemy to get credit. fullstop
26 March 2014, 11:57
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Israel never learns !
Only EDUCATION will defeat Hezbollah. When their sheep become educated and less gullible, Hezbollah will crumble on its own !
26 March 2014, 13:24
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Israel makes the best security strategy, do not want to hear 2006 because our infrastructure was crippled from the air and the Arab nations helped us rebuild it. In order to defeat them then get educated as well as win the world media, education leads to high ranking roles in the world to exercise political power over them. Crippling their economy and world donors will you win the war versus focusing on the battle by battle.
26 March 2014, 15:20
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Israel won't destroy HA for :
1- it can't(assymetric warfare,urban & moutain environment)
2- it doesn't want to, HA is not really its enemy, destroying HA would make Lebanon stronger, which Israel doesn't want...
http://youtu.be/Jq0MEBGZKAE
26 March 2014, 17:03
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thats probably why ur 'sayyed' said himself he regretted the kidnapping of IDF soldiers and the 2006 war...
26 March 2014, 15:35
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why would Israel attack its best ally?
Israel target in Lebanon is destroy its economy. when that is done, Israel can rule economically over the middle east.
through their attacks and invasions of Lebanon they never were able to achieve that goal.
thanks to hizbushaitan, Lebanon's economy is going down the drain.
26 March 2014, 15:46
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My fellow lebanese ,the jews are nuts !!!and the jews are waiting for yom el dinn.....lets not provoke ,do u know wat 400 to 500 nuclear bombs mean ????? Think about it,beside all the unconventional weapons they got,and all the jewish strategy ,the zionist are not stupid at all !! And they are crazy and dangerious,open books and read ,they are waiting for ISRAIL EL KOBRA and that thing cannot happenned without turning all of us to hell !!! If its egypt,jordan,lebanon,syria,iran,gaza,and also israel itself,now the question is when !!! This is God timming not us.....but it wont be pleasant at all,but everyone knows that its gonna happenned alla yistirna ya jama3a.....and naharnet plz dont delete the truth.
