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World Jewish News
IDF reportedly training for pointed attack on Hezbollah
06.08.2009
The Pentagon has learned of intensive Israel Defense Forces preparations for a pointed attack against Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon, the Saudi newspaper Al-Anba reported on Thursday.
A top American analyst told the Arabic-language press that the IDF has been training elite units to be ready in case an immediate attack was needed against Hezbollah missile-launching centers along the Litani River.
The Times of London reported this week that the Lebanon-based militant group has stockpiled 40,000 rockets near the border with Israel and is training its guerillas to use missiles capable of striking Tel Aviv.
According to the report, militants are being trained in the use of both long-range, ground-to-ground missiles and anti-aircraft missiles against Israel. Israel, the United Nations and Hezbollah itself have all said that the milita is stronger today than it was during the Second Lebanon War.
While the northern front has been relatively quiet since the 2006 conflict, Israel Defense Forces Deputy GOC Northern Command Alon Friedman told The Times that the peace could "explode at any minute."
Last month Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah predicted Israel would attack Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon sometime before next spring. Nasrallah told Lebanese media his organization would launch missiles at Tel Aviv if Israel attacks the Shi'ite group's positions.
Источник: JPost.com
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