World Tribune: Israel Preparing for Short, Decisive War against Hizbullah
Israel is planning to launch a short and decisive war against Hizbullah, reported the World Tribune U.S. news service according to intelligence information.
It said that the war would be aimed destroying the party's strategic capabilities.
The Israeli army has made huge expenses to gain new capabilities that would enable it to launch the short war.
Israel seeks to carry out wide joint land and air operations, backed by intelligence information, to launch a fatal strike against the party that would debilitate for years to come, reported the World Tribune.
Israel's airforce is capable of destroying hundreds of Hizbullah targets in a single day
Internal differences in Israel however could hinder Israel's plans to wage the war.
A Lebanese soldier shot and killed an Israeli soldier in a cross-border shooting on Sunday.
The Israeli army said in a statement on Sunday that an Israeli soldier was killed by a “Lebanese army sniper” near the Naqoura border post.
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