Report: Israeli Army Lacks Readiness in Military Standoff with Hizbullah
The military readiness of the Israeli army to engage in a war with Hizbullah has distinctly decreased, the Israeli right-wing newspaper Maariv said in a report.
According to statements by high-ranking Israeli army officers, the Jewish state cannot engage in a war with Hizbullah anytime soon.
The officers expressed concern over the decline in military equipment, malfunction and obstructions impeding their involvement in any upcoming military action.
The officers said that the level of competence and efficiency had declined as military exercisers have been lessened, the newspaper said in its field report.
Israeli soldiers complained that the Humvees used in patrols along the Lebanese border are non-armored and lack protection.
They pointed out that authorities have been stepping-down expenses on the army.
“That is the situation... We will be victorious with the current capabilities,” soldiers quoted a brigade commander as saying.
The soldiers expressed fear that the military's capabilities are similar to those in 2006 and worse.
Israel fought a devastating 33-day war against Hizbullah in 2006 that cost the lives of 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
In March, the Jerusalem Post daily quoted a high-ranking Israeli army official as saying that only a full-scale Israeli ground offensive will defeat Hizbullah in the event of another war similar to the 2006 conflict between them.
“The enemy is growing powerful” in its ability to rain down rockets and missiles on the Israeli home front, the official said, but it remains challenged by the army’s ability to launch a ground offensive.
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each time Israel talks like that, it means they are more than prepared for a war they will start soon.
their readiness, contrary to what is being said in this article, is high, and these comments are only to deceive.
let us brace ourselves for the next upcoming war.
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Agree. Last time they spoke that way it turned out that the Israeli Army were intentionally lowering security measures in order to lure Hizb and Hamas to attack them so they could use that as a causus belli for an invasion (read the New Yorker article of 21 August 2006).
Let's hope that Hizb don't fall into that tar-pit trap again and try to attack Israel and provoke yet another death-sentence upon hundreds of Lebanese...
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each time Israel talks like that, it means they are more than prepared for a war they will start soon.
their readiness, contrary to what is being said in this article, is high, and these comments are only to deceive.
let us brace ourselves for the next upcoming war.
11 years
actually a lot of people, ft ibn khomeyni,way more than for ur posts...
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It is not a claim it is a fact, the militia is a terrorist organization. And the so called Glorious Victory of 2006 was carried out by Hizbullah to take pressure of Hamas regardless of the price Lebanon would pay... Nasrallah did not call it a "Glorious Victory" back then, all he could come up with was "if only I knew".
It is the LAF's responsibility to defend Lebanon or declare war on it's behalf... the militia has no right to drag Lebanon into its blunders just because Assad invites them to fight for him in Syria or the Ayatollah orders them to start a war with the Israelis.
11 years
the fake failed lawyer is already reporting posts out of spite
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Southern, you are quoting the opinion of a "Jewish US Scholar" as fact... so if someone agrees with you they are not Us warmongers? Face it Nimrod the militia is paid & bought by Iran and they are occupying Lebanon, they are also designated a Terrorist militia by a number of country is and that is a fact wether you like it our not.
Full-of-it, why are you always crying "sectarian"? Hizbullah is a militia not a sect.
11 years
Im pretty sure that you can find a shiah muslim that defends the state of Israel too.
11 years
what the report fails to mention is the success of Hezbollah in counter-guerilla as well as offensive warfare in Syria. in the next war the Zionist enemy is likely to face new surprises...to all right wingers on this site, be Lebanese right-wingers instead of sectarian right-wingers and Lebanon will be in a way better state
11 years
death to israel...death to amrika...
ya assad wa nasrallah, we need more fasoulia
11 years
Well, Hezbollah considers itself as above other lebanese citizens. And above Lebanese laws.
When in fact, they are the scum of Lebanon and cancer plaguing this country !
Don't talk about "citizenship" when it's a concept you know nothing about !
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Only above American takfiris such as yourself.
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Habibi, I'm a Lebanese. A nationality I hold proud. A nationality you don't even recognize.
Hezbollah is the biggest takfiri group in Lebanon, proof being its weapons and disregard for laws and the freedom of others !
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You sound more like a Saudi or Israeli to me Mr. FlameCatcher. If you were a true Lebanese, you would be in support of it's Resistance that triumphed over Israel for several times.
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@Mystic : A true Lebanese is one that has grown mature enough to understand that weapons and wars are not part of our future.
A true Lebanese is one that avoids wars at all cost and that comes out a winner every time.
A true Lebanese is one that stays on his feet despite your persian, ottoman, roman, greek or salafi invasion.
A true Lebanese cannot support a SHIITE ISLAMIC RESISTANCE. It can only support the Lebanese army.
A true Lebanese does not answer to Iran or Saudi and puts his country above all else !
You will never be a true Lebanese. Only a satanic plague that will become extinct ! An episode of our dark past ! Like all war episodes and their actors !
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what you do not get: we are fed up of this so called resistance for the systematic destruction of Lebanon and its economy.
I hope you grasp this concept and realize that everyone outside your bubble hates hizbushaitan and will sheer the day they are eradicated.
we are Lebanese unlike you, the irani, and do not even dare calling us names.
we are true Lebanese, who love our country and the freedom of its citizens.
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Yet you fail to recognize the Resistance, are in full support of the LAF. Whatever your American media tells you, you should look at the facts on the ground, that is yet another proof, that you live in Lebanon at all.
11 years
geha, calling the Resistance Hizbushaitan like the takfiris, only proofs what corrupted mind you have, along with this guy called 'FlameCacther'
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your so called resistance that is really an Iranian terrorist invading force, has destroyed our economy and continue to destroy all the state institutions.
the collaborators with the enemy inside the army will be removed in due time.
your bunch of terrorists will be eradicated like all those preceding them.
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as for the name:
- if this was really the party of GOD, then this is not how they would behave. these are murderers kidnappers, terrorists,....
- thus, they are the party of satan, as their actions represent satanic work.
wake up to the reality:
LEBANESE HATE them.
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Why don't you let the Lebanese people speak for themselves. I am sure they would say quite the opposite, you know what is satanic? The day the likes of you encouraged Israel to bomb Lebanon during the 2006 war, that is an episode, we will never forget.
Yet again, you tried to destroy the communications in 2008, what happend then? If you guys keep supporting Israel, and Saudi America as you do. It will not turn out in your favor. You had your chance Mr. geha, you lost. Now live with it.
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@Mystic :
The resistance "recognizes" the LAF ? Thank god for that ! Ba3ed na'ess that you don't recognize it.
Next step for you is to recognize the republic or Lebanon, it's laws and constitution. Until then, you have no drop of lebanese blood in you !
And we LEBANESE CITIZENS do not have to recognize the resistance. You have a sectarian resistance called "The ISLAMIC RESISTANCE IN LEBANON" with a flag showing Allah holding a Kalashnikov.
I don't recognize blasphemy and I don't recognize any sectarian, islamic or religious crap !
So no ... we will never recognize you because you are just like any other takfiri group !
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Well said man
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the Lebanese people is speaking for itself, but your ears are deaf and do not hear all of them screaming: "GO to hell"
what you said is the exact reasons why you are considered terrorists and why no one will support you ever.
live with it and get real.
go to iran and let us live in peace in our country, and do not assume you have any right to impose anything on us.
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Resistance ...that word died A long time ago when the civil war ended... Resistance!? the people and the government are the true resistance ... Stop saying hyzpshytan represents the defence of this great country you hypocrites. They are criminals . Period
11 years
totally agree anonymous.
they used poor shia to indoctrinate them into the culture of death.
and they say they are not extremists.
instead of improving their security, they live to get killed at wars that can be avoided.
hizbushaitan cannot survive without wars and terror: this is all they live for.
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@Mystic : "you know what is satanic? The day the likes of you encouraged Israel to bomb Lebanon"
My friend, no one encouraged Israel to bomb Lebanon. In fact, the only one who encouraged Israel to bomb Lebanon is Hassan Nasrallah for taking actions he later regretted and apologized for.
And while Israel was bombing Lebanon, we were helping populations of South Lebanon to find shelter, food and medicine while you were using them as human shields !
We are paying until now for your arrogance and atrocities so don't you dare teach anyone about patriotism and resistance.
We are the ones resisting your terrorist organisation ! We patriots are the real resistance to foreign influence and threats.
And yes, you are a satanic party. You turn god's peaceful message into a war loving god ! You know nothing about god and use his name to justify your crimes.
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Actually the salafis only made us 10 times stronger, more combat readiness. We will take advantage of it. Israeli Command knows this to be true.
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@Mystic : with every bullet, with every death, with every Lebanese youth you send to die in Syria, with every bomb, with every assassination, you grow weaker !
Hezbollah will explode from within ! no need for Salafis or Israel. The shiite will be the one to put an end to Hezbollah and your end is coming soon !
Long live the Lebanese Shiite awakening ! It started in Iran long ago already with your government butchering the free and democratic shiites ! It will spread to Lebanon like fire !
Your days are counted !
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Actually most shia sees the situation in Syria, as a war for their ethnic survival, not political one. That is a true fact. All facts points out that you American takfiris are going down. About time too
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What shia awakening? Oqab Saqr?
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Habibi, ethnic survival ?
The only threat to shiites is your Ayatolah of Hell and Hassan Nasrallah !
And yes, Shia awakening. Remember all those deaths in Iran before your president Ahmadinejad came to power ? That's what I'm talking about !
And by the way, I'm a lebanese citizen. A concept you don't understand ! The only takfiris around here are Hezbollah terrorists !
I'm going no where ! Was here long before you came and will stay here after you become extinct !
My land, my freedom, ...
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My family was here long before Lebanon, even became an independent state, so you can dream on with your american propaganda garbage, nobody wants your so called 'democracy' or your fake freedom for that matter. Everybody knows the takfiris wants to slaughter all minorities in the Arab world, it is not a secret, watch their fatwas and you will see for yourself.
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@Mystic :
1- By definition, Hezbollah is a takfiri group !
2- If you were here long before it became "Lebanon", then you must not be shia ! You must drop your Iranian weapons, ask your women to drop their veils and embrace your Lebanese Heritage.
If you are truly Lebanese, then deny Hezbollah. They were created in 1982 by Iran !
And for your information, LEBANON, is much older than 1943. It may not have been a country to today's standards but the Land of Lebanon is older than any religion on its soil. And all you sectarian filth are just recent imports and influences.
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Mariam Al 3adra was wearing a veil, i do not see wearing a veil being hostile to Lebanon, I see Israel bombing our cities, being hostile, i see takfiris cutting the limps off people, being hostile, i see takfiris such as yourself, explode themselves on LAF checkpoints. Perhaps you should put your ill concern on something of more importance. If the Lebanese were against the Resistance, then there wouldn't be one in the first place.
Americans and westernes, again you whine all you can. Without any conclusions.
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Drop the weapons and let your brother Israelis/takfiris take over? Not very likely.
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It's not certain how these holy figures looked like, that is true are you even Christian? I doubt it. But don't forget women were wearing veils long before Christianity or Islam for that matter.
Second, do you think they are going to drop their weapons on your command? A silly Israeli supporter on Naharnet such as yourself, or geha or someone else for that matter? I have told many times, The resistance will never bow down to Israel or America, the LAF consists of all faith, I myself have many family members in the LAF, and if the LAF were to become a Israeli American tool, which it fortunately isn't, then we would see a great deal of defections.
Look at it realistic now, without the Resistance, there wouldn't be anything called Lebanon, then it would be the United States of Israel or Saudia. I guess thats your true wish?
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You are a wasting your time and mine, we are enemies plain and simply, you want Lebanon to be part of greater Israel or Wahabi Caliphate, and i reject it. Your words proof you are a takfiri, and nothing else than that.
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A ground offensive? That sounds interesting.
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It's a trap.
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actually hamas is ikhwani ya ultrajaheel...
Do u know the difference or salafist is what u learnt from almanar ?
Hamas just finished the job done by PFLP,Berri's Amal and Rifaat's palestinian stooges...
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didn't arafat call Hafez, the syrian Sharon ?
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prevailing ? only on lebanese politicians, citizens and syrian civilians... Tsahal keep bombing lebanon and syria, ur resistance keep hiding in sewers...
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@Southern : The only resistance that is "prevailing" is the Lebanese Patriotic Resistance against foreign influence. We are resisting your Islamic Resistance "Hezbollah". We are resisting your Iranian and Syrian masters who have brought war and bloodshed to Lebanon. we are resisting Saudi, Israeli and US influence.
We are the real resistance. You are nothing but a temporary illness that we will eradicate !
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http://youtu.be/Jq0MEBGZKAE
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texas,
1- old katiousha are not threatening Israel, especially now that they got the Iron Dome in service. This system can of course be saturated by barrage artillery, but HA old crap is totally inaccurate...
2- HizbIran has not intention to attack Israel, unless bashar or Iran is threatened
3- IDF just need to send its drone and its F15 to destroy totally Lebanon. Thus HizbIran is a threat only to lebanon...
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HA, try not to put civilians in front of your buildings next time to up the casualty rate this time ok? Secondly, sure both of you go to war, you both want another crack at eachother and been upping the dramatic rhetoric, but leave the normal Lebanese population out of your mess.
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HA certainly does not not want a war with israel, only austrailian traitors ei.mystic, southern, flamthrow, fulldikloser, speak this nonsense HA is stronger by dying in syria and using their stockpiled weapons in syria and now have more experience... that is the stupidest theory these idiot propaganda specialists try to say, do you really believe these HA terrorists are stronger from being killed and blown to pieces?? HA stop claiming to be Lebanese you have embarrassed what it means to be Lebanese.
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Yup, pretty much they have. We all know they're of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who came in via the south, learned the dialect and then began imposing on the Shi'a of Lebanon. I remember when I saw this poor woman who had acid thrown on her face because she refused to wear the Shadore that the Iranians were making her wear...shameful and disgusting, they even attempted to PAY them to wear it....bribing...Israel and Iran have alot in common.
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I am not from Australia Mr. Phalangist, second if i may quote Sayed Hassans exact words. "We will choose the time of retribution, in the near future" If Israel makes these so called ground attacks, do you think then the Resistance, wont go to war? Think again Israeli junior.
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No mystic HA will not go to war, be realistic your weak HA cannot support a 2 front war especially how weak they have become recently. iran is bankrupt and syria is having a tough time these days as you already know. Not to mention russia dealing with the ukrainian issue and worldwide sanctions. you are obviously uneducated and think with your heart and not your brain. anyone knows that this is the worst time to be talking strong and getting the rest of lebanese population irritated by your arrogance. actually this is the perfect time for the state to take back control of HA headquarter suberb dahye and seize control, if you'd like to know more i can provide you with on the ground information. stop claiming you live in Lebanon we know your exact coordinates and your ip addresses you have been using. think before you write nonsense
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Mr. Phalangist, If you really checked my IP, you would know, I do not live in Australia. Second, I'm also glad about the joint arms between the LAF and Resistance, that is a great way to strenghten Lebanon as a whole. What you can't live with the fact, that i am not a westerner such as yourself? Mr. Falangist, you are lost without your mother called Israel, just like you were in 2000, if anyone is weak in Lebanon, then it's your kind. Fake christians
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' that might strike a ship or down a plane'
with what ? SA-18 ? FN-6 ? C-802 ? U're dreaming texas, IDF has countermeasures for all these for many years...
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Gentlemen, this isn't 2006 anymore. Now it is 2014, when the time comes. It will not be as any of you expected, look at your takfiri brothers in Syria, they have been crying for Israeli support for years. Nobody is going to save them, your doom is near.
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ok, i know what u mean. More chance of friendly fire or technical issues than HizbIran or even Syria scratching an israeli plane...
Btw, Arad wasn't shot by a lucky Palestinian rifle shot...
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Okay, so when the doom reaches your brothers completely, don't say I didn't warn you.
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I am also a supporter of LAF, so what is your point here Mr. Texas Cowboy? You still going to utter the same nonsense, Iranian/Syrian Resistance? Nobody cares about it, we have M14 uttering your nonsense on Mostaqbal TV everyday, do you think it makes much of a difference that you say the same in Naharnet? Your Government doesn't care about Arab countries anymore, they focus now on Ukraine and Russia.
If Israel attacks Lebanon again, then we will see the LAF and Resistance counter the threat, with joint arms and spirits. You will see
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Total Taqiya, you know their words count for absolutely nothing given by their "right" they can lie and be immune...shameful
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It's pretty much all they can do really. Now wait and see next they'll say you're a "zionist" or a "takfiri" since you don't agree with their philosophy, it's basically the only card they ever play and are incapable of any other credible response.
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according to Tufayli, the agreement is between HizbIran and Israel.
Everybody knows it. Same for the Assads.
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no, but would u prefer Nassy's one ?
Tufayli has a grudge against tehran, not Hizb. He's still very respected in Bekaa, even by HA fighters...
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Veritas the answer is simple: ask them to state their family's villages in Lebanon the past 5 generations and they won't give you an answer, thus reinforcing that they are Iranian implants in Lebanon. Love how they stole our family names too, so sad....
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Mr. Cowboy, both Israel and the US admits, that if Israel goes to war again, they will face an enemy that is 10 times, what they was 2006. This is true, and you will see when it finally begins. Lets talk about the basics here, Iran and Resistance.
A war with Hezbollah would be inaffordable, unnecessary, and very dangerous. I certainly think the Resistance would inflict enough damage for them to regret it, just as in 2006. Strength should not only be assessed by how much damage you can inflict, but how much you can take. And from that aspect, Israel and the west are weak.
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That proofs what kind of people Israelis are, they bomb civilian areas, even though there were no Resistance forces there, mainly the southern areas were bombed, due to the Israelis punishment of the civilian population, the Resistance forces were in rural areas, not urban. Iran had nothing to do with the 2006 War, they did give them logistical support, so did Syria.
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Actually there are shelters in the south now, more than there were 2006, not only Israel has prepared themselves, the Resistance has prepared themselves for a new Israeli offensive, since 2006.
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All Lebanese are targets, to the Israelis, we are all just arabs. Thats what the Kataeb and Forces never understood. So if there is to be a new war, which will likely happen. Then Israelis will certainly bomb civilian areas again, and then it must be dealt with.
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Thanks for the 5 year old reply FT, go to bed.
lol