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| July 6, 2012
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Senior IDF officer: Israel is preparing for the next Lebanon war

Officer says instability in Syria could ignite violent confrontation with the Lebanese army, says ‘Goldstone report will pale in comparison to what will be here next time.’

By Gili Cohen

Six years after the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War, the IDF is saying openly that Israel is preparing for another Lebanon war.

The commander of the IDF’s 91st Division, Brigardier-General Hertzi Halevy told journalists on Thursday, “We understand that there is more than one factor, whether this is Lebanese, or whether it will come from somewhere else, that can ignite the border here.”

The Israel-Lebanon border, July 5, 2012.

The Israel-Lebanon border, July 5, 2012. – Photo by Yaron Kaminsky

The 91st Division, part of the Northern Command, and responsible for the front with Lebanon, sees developments in Syria as one of the factors that could upset the calm that has prevailed in the region since the war. Continue Reading »

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| July 5, 2012
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‘Hezbollah setting IDF up for another Goldstone’

Senior IDF officer says destruction in Lebanon will be extensive due to Hezbollah establishing command posts and bases in villages; potential attack on Iran could spark conflict with Hezbollah.

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| July 3, 2012
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‘IAF strikes Hezbollah target in Lebanese territory’

Lebanese media states strike either targeted spying device or Hezbollah telecommunications line; IDF refuses to confirm attack.

 

The Israel Air Force bombed an intelligence- gathering device in southern Lebanon on Monday, according to Lebanese media reports.

One of the reports claimed that the attack was carried out by an air-to-surface missile which struck a “device” between the southern towns of Zrariyeh and

Tayr Filsay.
IAF A-4, F-16 jets at Hatzerim [file]

IAF A-4, F-16 jets at Hatzerim - Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Al Manar TV said that the attack targeted a device that had been installed on a Hezbollah telecommunications cable.

Naharnet said that Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati asked UNIFIL to investigate the bombing.

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| July 2, 2012
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Report: Israel detonated spy device in Lebanon

Local media outlets say warplane fired air-to-ground missile at espionage device that was exposed by Hezbollah

By Roi Kais

 

An air-to-ground missile fired by an Israeli plane on Monday detonated a surveillance device that was planted between the southern Lebanese towns of Zrariyeh and Tayr Filsay, the National News Agency reported.

Archives Photo: Dan Bronfled, IDF's Spokesperson Unit

Archives Photo: Dan Bronfled, IDF's Spokesperson Unit

According to the report, the device was planted on a Hizbullah telecommunications cable. The device was destroyed by Israel because the terror group had exposed it, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese media reported that Israeli warplanes have been flying at a low altitude over the country’s southern sector since the afternoon hours, while Hizbullah has cordoned off the area. Continue Reading »

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| July 2, 2012
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Israel fears Hezbollah will blockade sea in future war

Navy assessments are that Hezbollah will try to target cargo ships within 30-kilometer radius of Israel to try to get commercial vessels to refuse to sail there during war; senior navy officer: Operational capability exists.

 

Israel is concerned that in a future war with Hezbollah, the Lebanese guerilla group will try to impose a sea blockade on Israel by attacking civilian cargo ships.

Container ship (illustrative) - Photo: Thinkstock/Imagebank

Container ship (illustrative) - Photo: Thinkstock/Imagebank

Israel’s sea lines of communication (SLOC) span the length of the Mediterranean and around the Magreb region of North Africa with some 99 percent of all goods arriving in the country by sea, including ammunition and military hardware. Continue Reading »

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| June 13, 2012
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‘Hezbollah may move Syrian arms to Lebanon’

Israel expresses concern after reports state Assad may be losing control over military assets, including air defense base.

 

 

Concern is mounting inIsrael over the possibility that Hezbollah will try to move sophisticated weaponry, including Scud missiles, from Syria to Lebanon to protect them in the event of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s downfall.

The concern stems from reports that Assad might be losing control over certain military capabilities including an air defense base which was captured by rebels earlier this week.

 

 

Syria is believed to have allocated a number of Scud D missiles – the most advanced missile in its arsenal – to Hezbollah already in 2010 but they have been stored in bases in Syria.

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| June 11, 2012
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‘If he could, Assad would do to us what he’s doing to his own people’

Israel Hayom Staff, Eli Leon and News Agencies

 

 

IDF Deputy Chief of General Staff Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh warns Syrian missiles “can reach any point in Israel and therefore we must remain vigilant” • Syria is believed to possess the world’s largest stockpile of chemical weapons, including some of the deadliest chemical agents known, such as sarin and the nerve agent VX. Their chemical agents have already been integrated in warheads mounted on advanced Scud missiles.

 

Syria possesses the largest chemical weapons stocks in the world, including missiles and rockets that can reach any point in Israel, Israel Defense Forces Deputy Chief of General Staff Maj.
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| June 8, 2012
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Report: Assad’s Forces Using Unidentified Gas on Civilians

Syrian opposition claims Assad using toxic material, unidentified gas on Syrian civilians.

Syrian opposition sources claimed on Thursday that aircraft belonging to the Syrian Air Force have dropped toxic material into the province of Daraa, the Al-Jazeera network reported.

Bashar Assad

Bashar Assad - Reuters

According to the report, the unidentified material smells like sulfur and causes drowsiness and unconsciousness.

No further information on these materials was provided, but the report also said that Assad’s forces had used unidentified gas shells on civilians in Daraa, Hama and Deir ez-Zor.

The fact that Syria has a stockpile of unconventional weapons, including chemical weapons, is well-known. Continue Reading »

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| May 31, 2012
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Israel says Hamas as strong as Hezbollah

Some of Hamas’ military capabilities are even better than Hezbollah’s

The Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has an armed force to rival that of Israel’s Lebanese foe Hezbollah, the head of the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday.

Palestinian Hamas militants hold fake rockets during an anti-Israeli rally in 2009. The Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has an armed force to rival that of Israel's Lebanese foe Hezbollah, the head of the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)

Palestinian Hamas militants hold fake rockets during an anti-Israeli rally in 2009. The Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, has an armed force to rival that of Israel's Lebanese foe Hezbollah, the head of the Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday - AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed

“Hamas has military capabilities almost of a state,” a spokesman quoted Yoram Cohen as telling the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defence.

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| May 27, 2012
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Netanyahu: Iran, Syria are part of atrocities in Syria

After Houla massacre, prime minister expresses revulsion over Assad’s forces ongoing violence against civilians

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed disgust Sunday over Friday’s Houla massacre and said that Iran and Hezbollah are part of the atrocities in Syria.

 

Dead bodies following the assault on Houla, Syria on Friday. The UN estimates some 100 people died, including 32 children. (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network. AP cannot independently verify this photo)
Dead bodies following the assault on Houla, Syria on Friday. The UN estimates some 100 people died, including 32 children – Photo: AP/Shaam News Network.

 

He accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces of perpetrating ongoing violence against innocent civilians.

“Iran and Hezbollah are an inseparable part of the Syrian atrocities and the world needs to act against them,” Netanyahu added. Continue Reading »

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| May 16, 2012
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Iran to Hezbollah: Don’t strike Israel

Iranian media: Commander of al-Quds Force spoke with Nasrallah, said war against Israel would ‘hurt Iran and Hezbollah’; Revolutionary Guards later deny reports

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Iran scared of war against Israel? A senior Iranian official ordered Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah to refrain from striking Israel, several media outlets in Iran reported Wednesday.

Iran warns Hezbollah? Photo: EPA

Iran warns Hezbollah? - Photo: EPA

Websites affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards quoted the commander of Iran’s al-Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, as warning Nasrallah not to strike Israel during a phone conversation.

According to reports, Soleimani told Nasrallah that a war against Israel would “hurt Iran and Hezbollah.” Continue Reading »

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| May 16, 2012
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Israel’s Military Intelligence chief visited U.S. for secret talks on Iran, Syria

Maj. Gen. Kochavi, warns against Hezbollah’s increasing strength in south Lebanon, says he sees possibility for convincing Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate with the west against Assad.

 

Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a secret visit two weeks ago to Washington and to UN headquarters in New York, where he discussed the Iranian nuclear program, the Syria crisis and Hezbollah’s increasing power in Lebanon, a senior Israeli official has said.

Kochavi met in Washington with senior White House and State Department officials, as well as senior officials in the Defense Department Intelligence agency and the CIA.

Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi

Military Intelligence chief Maj.

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| May 13, 2012
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IDF ‘pit’ project halted over missile fears

Plans for construction of new underground command headquarters, known as ‘the pit,’ have been halted due to concerns it would collapse if hit by missile

Last weekend Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah threatened once again to attack specific targets in Tel Aviv. One of the most sensitive targets is the IDF command headquarters at the Kirya base, especially the underground command center, also known as “the pit.”

Kirya base: The pit Photo: Dana Koppel

Kirya base, The pit - Photo: Dana Koppel

Yet plans for the construction of the new command center, for which tens of millions of shekels have already been invested, have been halted due to concerns it would collapse if hit by a missile, Yedioth Ahronoth revealed on Sunday. Continue Reading »

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| May 12, 2012
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah able to strike anywhere in Israel

Amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Hezbollah chief claims Lebanese militant group is capable of striking any target in Israel, including Tel Aviv.


Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his militant group was capable of striking any target in neighboring Israel, saying “the days when we fled and they did not are over.”

“Today we are not only able to hit Tel Aviv as a city but, God willing, we are able to hit specific targets in Tel Aviv and anywhere in occupied Palestine,” Nasrallah said in a televised address.

“For every building destroyed in Dahiya, a building will be destroyed in Tel Aviv,” he said, referring to Hezbollah’s stronghold in a suburb of southern Beirut.

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| May 8, 2012
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Google Earth Outs Hizbullah Bases

New satellite images uploaded to the Internet reveal new Hizbullah bases and roadways in the Bekaa Valley and South Lebanon.

Recently uploaded satellite images to Google Earth reveal what appears to be a Hizbullah terror training ground constructed after the 2006 Lebanon War.

According to military analysts, the facility near Janta in the Bekaa Vaalley includes a suspected driver training course, a 100-meter firing range, and a possible urban terrain assault course.

The Google Earth images also reveal considerable overt construction activity in sealed-off Hizbullah security pockets in southern Lebanon, particularly in the hills south of Jezzine.

The area was designated the terror groups primary staging line following the redeployment of UNIFIL peacekeepers on the Blue Line, which separates Israel from Lebanon. Continue Reading »

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