I have to ask again, has anyone heard if the call up of troops today is in ADDITION to the 3 reserve divisions called up last week. If so, all this histronics going on in the media right now about a cease fire by the end of the week are way off, those reservist will just be getting up on line by then. I don't think we are anywhere near being done
Olmert has already indicated there will be no cease fire for many days. All I know about the call up is that CNN said 15,000 troops were being called up. The context of the story made it sound like it was in addition to already called up troops.
The Israeli cabinet has agreed to widen the country's ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The decision, made at a closed door session, received unanimous approval, according to a senior political source.
The government is also planning to call up thousands more reservists, Israeli radio reported.
Some 15,000 reservists could be called up for the wider offensive
I heard a blurb, not a segment, on either CNN or Fox that the Israelis are calling up 3 more divisions.
I can't tell you if that is the ones they put on "hold" a few days ago...or if these are in addition.
BUT, I would say, probably the ones that they were calling up...and then at the last minute, said just for the leaders to come.