One scenario here is that there is no difference in Israel’s military stance, and no imminent plan to move. Instead, it could mean that Hez’ is about to poke thru and grab some Israeli’s, and they are just going to alert so that their forces are ready for the Israeli backlash.
“One scenario here is that there is no difference in Israel’s military stance, and no imminent plan to move. Instead, it could mean that Hez’ is about to poke thru and grab some Israeli’s, and they are just going to alert so that their forces are ready for the Israeli backlash.”
That sounds pretty plausible
There has definetly been a change in the IDF’s posture in N. Israel over the past couple weeks.
From 1/15
Report: Israel reassures Lebanon before IDF exercises
Just days after defense minister’s threat to Beirut, Israel clarifies that troop deployment along northern border is for exercise, not incursion into Lebanon.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3834842,00.html
and another -
GAZA, Jan 4 (NNN-KUNA) — The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have decided to replace regular combat troops in permanent positions in the West Bank with reserve troops, according to reports reaching here from Israel.
The move is aimed at allowing combat troops move faster to frontlines in case of any eventuality in the future, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported on its website, Ynet Sunday.
It will strengthen the combat unit garrisoning in the northern frontline, close to the Lebanese borders
http://world.brunei.fm/2010/01/04/re...-in-west-bank/
and here is a little antecdotal evidence from a poster over at Ticker Forum who lives in N. Israel -
“Ya a friend of mine who plays ETW and lives in Northern Isreal says something was going down soon because of all the paladins and merkavas that were moving north on the back of lorries.”
http://tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?post=125549
-there have also been multiple reports (have to track down the links) that the IAF has stepped up significantly its overflights of southern lebanon and even Syrian controlled territory close to the Golan since the new year, drawing Lebanese Army anti-aircraft fire on 2 occassions