War Footing: Hezbollah Massing Rockets In South Lebanon, Right Under U.N.’s Nose
Related: Terrorists Killed Firing Kassam Rockets
Hizbullah guerrillas have moved most of their rockets in south Lebanon among civilians in villages in an apparent attempt to avoid detection by Israel and UN troops, IDF officials said Sunday.
The new moves are part of Hizbullah’s reorganization after the Second Lebanon War, the officials said. During the summer’s war, Hizbullah fired almost 4,000 rockets at Israel.
While Lebanon criticized the IDF for targeting civilian areas during the war, Israel said Hizbullah was to blame for operating among civilians and putting them at risk.
Last summer, many of Hizbullah’s rocket batteries were located in unpopulated rural areas, where the guerrillas dug networks of tunnels and fortifications, the officials said. But the army’s new intelligence indicates that those positions had now largely been abandoned in favor of populated villages, which provide better cover for the group’s activities. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
The UN-brokered cease-fire that ended the war expanded UNIFIL, the international peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, to 13,000 troops, entrusting it with ensuring that Hizbullah was not rearming near the Lebanon-Israel border.
Yasmina Bouziane, a UNIFIL spokesman in Lebanon, refused to comment on the Israeli charges.
A Hizbullah official in Beirut also refused to comment on the allegations. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said only that in the past Hizbullah guerrillas fired rockets at Israel from valleys and mountainous areas and not from inside villages.
The officials said Hizbullah’s postwar efforts also included the construction of new fortifications north of the Litani River, farther from the Israeli border and out of UNIFIL’s jurisdiction.
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Ah, yes the beautiful people at the UN…doing what they always do best….nothing…
What a bunch of usesless piss ants they are. Israel needs to act like they did in 1967. A pre-emtive strike in Lebanaon. And collateral damage be damned.
Either Israel lives or it dies. There is no in-between.
They cannot afford to allow Hizbollah or Iran to get any stronger. It is obvious that all this is a prelude of things to come: An all-out war for the conquest or survival of Israel.
July 22nd, 2007 at 7:48 amYou hit the nail on the head Dan. This is just insanity, sitting there knowing damn well that these countries and their terrorist proxies are getting stronger and more prepared by the day and doing nothing about it. Its either hit them now with surprise on your side or wait to be attacked and be on defense. Israel is very close to being in a fight for their lives right now. time to get it done
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:16 amKurt:
Great minds dude….
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:19 amDAN AND KURT,
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:26 amISRAEL IS IN BIG TROUBLE WITH A LAWYER IN CHARGE RATHER THAN A WARRIOR GENERAL. THATS WHAT PROLONGING OUR EFFORTS. CHANGE THAT AND SCREW THE MEDIA AND WE WILL WIN!
Agreed Trapper. Declare a National Emergency and fire Ohmert and Perez. Put Netanayu in power and let him run the show. Let Bebe find another Shimon Perez to lead the Army.
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:33 amAGREE! NO FEAR! NO MERCY! LETS MEET ISRAEL AT THE IRAQ SYRIA BORDER
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:43 amThats a great idea Dan, the protection of Israel should always be seen with utmost importance by our country. They do need another lion in charge of their military, not a lawyer, the situation is too grim to act like a pansy now. Good points Trapper, the point about the lawyer being in charge cant be overstressed. Israel needs another Sharon or Netanyahu
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:55 amTrapper:
The old hammer and anvil move….I like it.
July 22nd, 2007 at 9:00 amIsrael needs God. Then they need to grow some collective balls and start blowing the shit out of each and every one of their militant neighbors.
July 22nd, 2007 at 9:23 amOn July 21 Prime Minister Ohmert said this:
Anyone who believes that Israel can maintain it current hold on all the West Bank is “living in a dream,” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Friday, reiterating that Israel “needs to withdraw.”
Shimon Perez said this:
“We have to get rid of the territories… I won’t make any secrets of my mind. I shall respect the minority. I shall not insult them…I changed my position. I didn’t change my beliefs,” said Peres.
“Statements like these only make matters worse. They confirm the jihadist belief that terror pays. With Olmert at the helm, it does.”
Future0311 you are right.
July 22nd, 2007 at 10:05 am