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2019-08-19 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Footage appears to show Hezbollah adopting Gaza arson tactics against Israel
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Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top
 File under: Hezbollah 

#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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