Ynet: Hizbullah Succeeded in Deterring ’Israel’, Ghanging Game’s Rules
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The "Israeli" Ynet daily tried to alter the fact that the Zionist soldiers attacked Lebanon by titling: "Hizbullah changed the border rules."
According to the daily, "the incident which took place Sunday on the Lebanese border can be seen as a discrete incident in which a Golani force spots a cell, while at that stage it was still unclear whether it belonged to the Lebanese army or to Hizbullah, which has recently strengthened its relations with the local army."
The daily further claimed: "Fighters of the Egoz Reconnaissance Unit spotted a cell crossing the international Blue Line, which is not marked by a fence, and opened fire on it."
"The "Israeli" army is comparing the current infiltration to the infiltration of the Syrian fighter jet which was shot down two weeks ago, but it should actually see this incident as part of a long series of incidents which have taken place in the past year on the northern border - both in Lebanon and in Syria - and have Hizbullah's name written all over them, and realize that the organization has changed the rules of the game."
In parallel, the daily feared that "the borderline is changing before our eyes, and we can detect an increased presence of Hizbullah activists, some in uniform and some unarmed. We can see many more flags at the villages close to the fence and mainly a new Hizbullah policy which is even succeeding in deterring "Israel"."
"It's true that Hizbullah is busy fighting in Syria right now, and also has internal problems with global "jihad" organizations which are threatening to gain control of parts of Syria and Lebanon, but even as we speak the organization is succeeding in challenging "Israel" and changing the balance of deterrence."
Moreover, it mentioned: "While, the "Israeli" army was engaged in budget wars, failed to build its power, failed to train its reserve forces and failed to properly equip itself for the next war on the northern front, Hizbullah did the exact opposite."
Hizbullah, according to experts in the "Israeli" Military intelligence Directorate, is at its highest level of preparedness right now. Apart from the 100,000 rockets it has stocked up on, one-third of its regular force - about 5,000 fighters - is fighting in Syria and gaining huge operational experience in the field of urban warfare. Its men are training in rocket launching and bringing different developments into Lebanon.
One of the weapons transferred to Lebanon, for example, are short-range Borkan missiles and can reach a range of up to 7 kilometers [4.35 miles]. The warhead of each one of these missiles can be armed with hundreds of kilograms of explosives, so that the damage inflicted on the confrontation line communities and the "Israeli" headquarters on the northern border will be completely different from the damage caused by mortar shells fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
So even if Hizbullah is not interested in launching a war at this time, the series of incidents in the north must be taken seriously.
The daily thus concluded: "the "Israeli" army, therefore, must raise its level of preparedness and draw conclusions from Operation Protective Edge as soon as possible, so that the next encounter won't lead to an unplanned war."
Source: Ynet, Edited by website team
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