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Hizbullah Anti-Tank Missile Teams Are Returning to Southern Lebanon
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Hizbullah is increasingly causing casualties among Israeli troops and carrying out attacks against communities in northern Israel. Small Hizbullah anti-tank missile teams have begun returning to areas from which they had withdrawn. These units are targeting Israeli forces deployed in forward defensive positions intended to prevent attacks on northern Israeli communities. To counter the threat, the IDF will need to improve intelligence collection and airstrike capabilities in southern Lebanon. Hizbullah is estimated to retain about 20% of its original military capabilities. It still possesses thousands of missiles, most of them short-range. Hundreds are precision-guided and capable of reaching the Tel Aviv area. Hizbullah also retains thousands of anti-tank missiles as well as anti-ship missiles that threaten Israel's offshore gas platforms. Hizbullah's Radwan force has rebuilt its strength and currently numbers 5,000 fighters. Its anti-tank teams are positioned 5 km. from the Israeli border and sometimes even closer.