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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898923
IDF Is Forcing Hizbullah Backward in Lebanon
(Jerusalem Post) Amir Bohbot - A senior Israel Air Force officer said the big advantage the IDF has in southern Lebanon today is that much of the area has been cleared of civilians. "Collateral damage and harm to noninvolved people almost does not exist today in southern Lebanon....The moment you issue evacuation notices, people leave. We saw that in the Dahiyeh district [of Beirut] as well." Once the evacuation is complete, intelligence gathering can proceed quickly and troops can close in rapidly. The IDF insists that Hizbullah's morale is actually very low. The officer said, "the enemy is moving backward." The IDF "almost never encounters terrorists face to face. They leave before you arrive, because they understand that the military power is such that they cannot deal with it, and that is what is creating a crisis of trust inside Hizbullah." He said the number of terrorists killed ranges from 30 to 70 a day.