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2019-08-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Footage appears to show Hezbollah adopting Gaza arson tactics against Israel

[IsraelTimes] Lebanese terror operatives seen starting a large brush fire along the border that quickly spreads into Israel.

A fire that raged along Israel’s border with Leb on Friday appears to be the work of Hezbollah bully boyz adopting the arson techniques that Paleostinians in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
have used repeatedly to attack Israel, according to footage aired Sunday by Channel 12 TV.

In the footage, Hezbollah operatives can be seen setting fires near the border. Strong winds quickly fanned the flames and caused the fire to cross the boundary and spread toward an IDF base and the community of Margaliot.

In the footage, UN peacekeepers can be seen patrolling near the fires, but making no attempt to stop the Hezbollah men from setting fires.

The fires cause several landmines places along the border to explode. Local firefighters took several hours to put out the fire in an effort that was hampered by the inability to use fire-fighting aircraft due to the proximity to the hostile border.

"Everyone knows the Lebanese side is responsible for these provocations," local official Yoram Mahluf told Channel 12. "They are testing us."

The news report said officials believe that Hezbollah would continue to set fires along the border in order to try and keep the IDF distracted and also to clear brush that special forces could use for cover.

Israel has long warned that Hezbollah plans to try and invade northern Israel in any future war and earlier this year uncovered several attack tunnels built deep into Israel that were supposed to allow its fighters to enter into Israel.

The tactic also appears to be in imitation of Paleostinian bully boyz in Gaza who have been sending thousands of arson balloons into Israel with devastating effect.

The tactic of launching balloons carrying explosive and arson devices from Gaza into Israel emerged last year as part of a series of protests and riots along the Strip’s border, known collectively as the March of Return. The simple and cheap method of attack by Paleostinians proved effective against the far more powerful Israel Defense Forces, which despite its technological and military might initially struggled to counter the threat posed by balloons and inflated condoms.

From April to June 2018, Israeli firefighters extinguished 1,954 fires started by arson attacks in the fields, forests and grasslands around the Gaza Strip. They fought 383 blazes over the same period in 2019.

In addition, throughout 2018, approximately 34,000 dunams ‐ 8,400 acres ‐ of Israeli land were burned in arson attacks, according to statistics from Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services, Jewish National Fund and Nature and Parks Authority.

As of June, 1,400 dunams ‐ 345 acres ‐ of land were damaged by incendiary devices from the Strip in 2019.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top
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#1 This is actually a tactic used by the Roman legion during the seige of Jerusalem 70AD but using a different device. That device is seen being used at the begining of the movie Gladiator when the Romans begin the final battle in Germania.

The only way to defeat this tactic is for Israel to take a slice of territory along the borders on the Palestinian side, clear that area wide enough to allow the balloon payload to burn out before it makes it across the clearings along the borders. Even if the slice of land has to be a mile wide. The Romans actually did this during the 70AD seige for a diffent reason. Use well guarded Palestinian prison labor to clear the borders so hopefully Hez won't attack their own. The Romans used Israeli prisoners to build the seige ranp at Mossada in 73AD.

The IDF shoukd apply some of the same Roman military tactics used against them 2000 years ago to todays Palestinian problems.

Posted by Varmint Splat1454 2019-08-19 01:00|| 2019-08-19 01:00|| Front Page Top

#2 what Israel has been trying to do on the Gaza border, not very successfully yet, is to ID the arson ballooners and shoot at them as they start their ballooning

Posted by lord garth 2019-08-19 01:23|| 2019-08-19 01:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Israelis are loosing assets on thier side of the border. Therefore, they have the justification to cross over and take down Gaza assets to clear the burnout perimiter.

Posted by Varmint Splat1454 2019-08-19 01:32|| 2019-08-19 01:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Seems like a good excuse for Israel to take their drones and burn out for, say 100km, into Lebanon.

Posted by Waldemar Clunk5446 2019-08-19 02:06|| 2019-08-19 02:06|| Front Page Top

#5 "The only way to defeat this tactic is for Israel to take a slice of territory along the borders on the Palestinian side, clear that area wide enough to allow the balloon payload to burn out before it makes it across the clearings along the borders. Even if the slice of land has to be a mile wide. "

This is exactly what I want done.

Posted by newc 2019-08-19 15:59|| 2019-08-19 15:59|| Front Page Top

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