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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-819274
IDF Acts to Weaken Hizbullah before Ground Attack in Lebanon
(Jerusalem Post) Avi Ashkenazi - The IDF is waiting for the political echelon's green light to restore security for tens of thousands of Israelis who have been evacuated from northern Israel in the face of sustained Hizbullah rocket fire. The Air Force is intensifying efforts to weaken Hizbullah's combat capabilities through increased targeted killings and strikes on rocket launchers. According to IDF data, 53 Hizbullah operatives were eliminated in August, including at least 20 killed in one week. In July, 33 Hizbullah operatives were killed. In June, 35; in May, 45; and in April, 32. In the past week alone, the Air Force has conducted over 100 strikes and dozens of Hizbullah rocket launchers in Lebanon have been destroyed.