Preemptive Evacuation Measures in Israel in Event of Hizbullah War

The Israeli army started drawing up plans to face any scenarios in the event of war with Hizbullah, or attacks against the Galilee, Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

According to the Israeli army, Hizbullah will not find it enough to defend itself this time. Along with firing rockets at Israel, it is possible that the party might wage a counter offensive attack along the border.

Although it is still far from the possibility of “occupying the Galilee,” but Hizbullah aspires to strengthen its capacity to implement simultaneous attacks on military bases and towns near the border, says the report.

To achieve this objective, as stated in Haartez, the Israeli army does not rule out that Hizbullah could move its commandos units launching heavy fire toward the border towns, along with the launch of Katyusha rockets and short term mortars, including the “Volcano” missiles in order to achieve psychological impact difficult to overcome by the Israeli army.

The surprise attacks may hinder the movement of Israeli forces along the border, and it may delay the completion of the recruitment of reserve units and the advance toward the front.

The report pointed out that Israeli OC Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavin is leading an immunization operation and organizing defense system along the northern border process, in order to block the infiltration of Hizbullah fighters.

The Israeli army has also drawn up plans to evacuate civilian communities in the North in the event of war with Hizbullah.

Senior Israeli officer told Haaretz the plan could knock the ground out from under Hizbullah's moves, and that the party will find the place empty of inhabitants.