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Israel Upgrades Defenses Against Hizbullah on Lebanese Border
(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Hizbullah has more than 70,000 rockets, (and if we include mortars, the number is almost double). The rockets cover every spot in Israel - and dozens are equipped for precision strikes within meters of the target. Hizbullah has also upgraded its Radwan commando force, a unit of several thousand fighters with long combat experience in the Syrian civil war. If war breaks out, its fighters will try to seize an Israeli town near the border. In recent years, the IDF has taken steps to improve its defense against Hizbullah. It has renovated segments of the border fence and has opened a new training ground near the border to field another unit on constant alert. In addition, a new reserve unit is being formed to operate as a swift intervention force if Hizbullah attacks, comprised of several hundred combat soldiers, all Galilee residents. The soldiers will keep their guns and gear at home, to be deployed to literally defend their homes.