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IDF: If Hizballah Wants Escalation, We'll Give It to Them

(Ynet News) Hanan Greenberg - A senior commander in the Northern Command defined the most significant day of battles with Hizballah since Israel pulled out of south Lebanon six years ago as highly successful. "We awaited their attack, were ready, and the moment they made a move - they absorbed a lot of damage to infrastructure and forces." He revealed that during the battles, Hizballah sent dozens of children toward the border to throw stones, and even fired from inside a UN building. "We took out a lot of Hizballah bases, all those along the border including those built in the past few months in the west. We made an effort to hit the terrorists, rather than the structures. Every manned post was in our sights; they tried to put snipers on us but they got hit too; they aimed anti-tank missiles but they missed and our tanks hit their bases," the officer related. Iran's involvement could be clearly identified in the preparation and equipping of the fighters, the officer said.
2006-05-29 00:00:00
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