‘Israel’ Under Threat, Plans Mass Evacuation in Case of War

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‘Israel' is drawing up emergency plans to evacuate up to a quarter-million settlers from occupied border communities fearing what it described as ‘attacks' by Hezbollah, Hamas or 'other groups.'

The mass evacuations would be the biggest in the Zionist entity's history, part of a bigger plan where the army works with municipalities to keep settlers safe.

Fearing Hezbollah and Hamas' rebuilt larger arsenals that are capable of hitting the entire occupation entity, ‘Israel' uncovered its elements of the evacuation plan, codenamed "Safe Distance."

In an interview with the Associated Press, a senior ‘Israeli' officer stated that: "In 2017, all of ‘Israel' is under threat."

Col. Itzik Bar of the military's Homefront Command further noted that preparations are underway for ‘Israel' to deal with "very high amounts" of incoming fire.

Bar pointed out that Hezbollah has gained battle experience from fighting in Syria and that Secretary General His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ‘has recently increased his rhetoric about attacking ‘Israel'.'

Elaborating further on the evacuation plan, Bar noted that the idea is to "remove the threat by not having civilians there."

"We want a meeting of army and Hezbollah forces and not civilians with Hezbollah forces."

Additionally, the plan would apply mainly to communities adjacent to the borders, he said.

Evacuees would be housed in existing infrastructure, including hotels, schools and Kibbutz guest houses, he said.

The scope of evacuations would depend on the situation, but all told, the plans cover up to 250,000 people who would be moved to safety if there is a conflict on multiple fronts, he said.

Another senior security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the idea resulted from lessons learned in the 2014 Gaza war, in which communities were not evacuated but residents eventually left on their own.

Although ‘Israel' has made it clear it will act to ‘prevent Hezbollah getting advanced munitions' and is widely believed to have carried out several airstrikes in recent years on alleged weapons convoys making their way to the resistance movement, the official said ‘Israel' fears that some advanced weapons like surface-to-sea weapons or anti-aircraft missiles might already have reached Hezbollah.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team