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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-888710
New Doctrine: Israel Defends North without Evacuations
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - A Hizbullah terrorist fired an anti-tank missile at IDF troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. No injuries were reported and the Israel Air Force eliminated the terrorist, along with additional terrorists, shortly afterward. When Hizbullah opened fire on Oct. 8, 2023, Israel evacuated 60,000-80,000 people from the Galilee to reduce civilian exposure to anti-tank missiles and cross-border raids. Today, as war with Iran intensifies and Hizbullah has joined the fray, Israel is doing the opposite. According to the new doctrine, civilians will remain in place while the military takes the fight deep into Lebanese territory. Last time, Israel sought to move civilians away from enemy fire. This time, it aims to move enemy fire away from civilians. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that to prevent the possibility of direct fire at Israeli communities from Lebanon, the IDF is to "advance and hold additional dominant terrain in Lebanon and defend the border communities from there." The doctrine now is forward defense.