Propaganda Preparation for the Final Solution in Lebanon
We know Hezbollah doesn't hide its weapons in civilian centers because:
- it didn't in the last illegal Jewish attack;
- any Israeli attack on rocket emplacements would hurt civilians, and Hezbollah depends on good relations with the civilian population; and
- Israel has too many spies in the civilian population, so hiding weapons near civilians risks detection by those reporting back to Israel.
Senior Hezbollah official says the group has list of military targets inside Israel
Kaouk noted that Israel's announcement comes on the anniversary of their "defeat" in the 2006 war in which Hezbollah battled Israel to a stalemate and some 1,200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis died. Though the border has remained quiet for the last four years, Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged threats in recent months.
During the 2006 war, which started after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border attack, Israel launched a massive air, sea and ground campaign, while Hezbollah fired around 4,000 rockets into Israel. The war ended with a U.N. resolution that imposed a blockade on weapons destined for Hezbollah and banned the group from operating near the Israeli border. Israel says the resolution and international peacekeeping forces in Lebanon have been largely ineffective. Israel believes Hezbollah has increased its prewar arms stockpile to more than 40,000 rockets.
Israeli defense officials say the range of the group's arsenal now includes Israel's main population center in and around Tel Aviv.
Hezbollah leader sheik Hassan Nasrallah said the group now can hit anywhere in Israel. "Let the enemy's leaders know that we have a bank of targets that is full and they all know that all their drills and threats will collapse in front of the resistance's surprises in any future war," said Kaouk.
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