(Israel Hayom) Dr. Yehuda Balanga - The IDF reported on Dec. 31 that during the first month of the ceasefire in southern Lebanon, it eliminated 44 Hizbullah members, conducted 25 strikes in Lebanon, and identified 120 violations of the agreement by Hizbullah. Hizbullah is provocative, attempting to rehabilitate and strengthen itself in order to prepare the ground for continued "resistance." Hizbullah hasn't lost its ability to fight. It still has tens of thousands of fighters in its regular and reserve forces, waiting for orders. Unlike in 2006, Israel is now determined to enforce the upgraded UN Resolution 1701 and not rely on any other entity to do the work for it. The writer is an expert on the Arab world in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Bar-Ilan University.
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