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| Hezbollah planned surprise ‘earthquake-like’ invasion of Israel: ex-IDF chief | |
| 2019-01-11 | |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] Hezbollah had planned a massive invasion of Israel through the tunnels they had dug along the Lebanese border, the former Chief-of-Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Gadi Eisenkot told Hadashot TV this week. Eisenkot told Hadashot TV, as quoted by the Times of Israel, that the goal of this Hezbollah operation was to "throw Israel off balance and cause an earthquake in Israeli society." The IDF chief claimed Hezbollah "had grandiose notions. They were looking many years ahead, to a war or wide escalation, where they [believed they] would have a surprise, an ace in their deck." According to Eisenkot, Hezbollah "had built what they thought was a fantastic plan, with several tunnels [entering Israel under the border] from the Metulla area to the sea, and their intention was to launch an attack that would begin with a surprise attack from underground ‐ sending 1,000 to 1,500 fighters into our side." "They planned a massive artillery bombardment of IDF bases. [They aimed to] gain control of a piece of Israeli territory and hold it for weeks," he continued. Eisenkot claimed that Hezbollah’s main objective was to show how fragile and susceptible Israeli society was to such an attack. "They said, this is something Israel has never experienced since its founding, and it will be an achievement that will disrupt the State of Israel’s ability to attack inside Leb, throw Israel off balance, and cause an earthquake in Israeli society," he added.
Eisenkot once quipped that if Nasrallah "knew what we know about him, he’d be the most worried man in the Middle East." On Thursday he said this was even more accurate: "I know much more today." Excerpts of Eisenkot’s comments aired on Thursday ahead of the full broadcast on Friday evening. In excerpts from a second interview, with the Kan public broadcaster, Eisenkot said that Israel was "not currently striking in Leb openly, but [is] working through many clandestine channels that contribute to Israel’s security without causing an escalation." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 For Iran, I planned a volcano, earthquake, and anal cavity search or destroy of every Iranian weapon in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Turkey, or anywhere. |
| Posted by: newc 2019-01-11 03:41 |