The Israeli army's Chief of Staff Benny Gantz (Photo: Reuters)
Israel: Hezbollah Is Now Stronger Than Any Arab Army -- Christian Science Monitor
Israel's top military officer warned today that Hezbollah's capabilities have grown substantially since the 2006 war, putting much of Israel within the reach of the Lebanese Shiite militant organization.
Israel’s top military officer warned today that Hezbollah is more powerful than most of the world’s armies and that a confrontation between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militant organization was a near certainty.
While the threat posed by conventional Arab armies has diminished in recent years, Israel now faces highly mobile enemies like Hezbollah, skilled in asymmetric warfare and equipped with advanced weapons systems, Gen. Benny Gantz said. However, the massive destruction Israel can inflict on Hezbollah’s assets and Lebanon’s infrastructure continues to deter Hezbollah from overt aggression against Israel.
“Bring me four or five states that have more firepower than Hezbollah: Russia, China, Israel, France, and England,” he told Israel’s annual security-oriented Herzliya Conference. “What is this enormous power that they [Hezbollah] have that can cover every area of the state of Israel?”
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2 comments:
Again, it's probably just me, but if I was a jihadi in the Syrio-Lebanese area I'd start to worry that some serious hurt is getting ready to come my way.
Debka seem to agree with you James re: Gantz's cryptic remark..
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