Posted on 01/31/2018 4:33:32 PM PST by SJackson
“The future of Lebanese citizens is in the hands of a dictator who sits in Tehran,” said Manelis.
IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis warned in a rare op-ed on a Lebanese opposition website that a war with Israel could break out if Iran develops precision missiles in the country.
“Lebanon has become - both by its own actions and omissions and by a blind eye from many members of the international community - one large missile factory,” Manelis wrote on the Ahewar website.
"It's no longer a transfer of arms, funds or consultation. Iran has de-facto opened a new branch, the 'Lebanon branch.' Iran is here," he said.
“In Lebanon, Hezbollah does not conceal its attempt to take control of the state,” he continued, adding that “in the shadow of Nasrallah’s bullying behavior” the terror group has built “terror infrastructure and factories to manufacture weapons under the nose of the Lebanese government.”
Israel and Hezbollah fought a deadly 33-day war in 2006, which came to an end under UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which called for disarmament of Hezbollah, for withdrawal of the Israeli army from Lebanon, for the deployment of the Lebanese army and an enlarged UN force in the south.
“This past year (2017), like the 11 years that preceded it since the end of the Second Lebanon War, was characterized by relative stability on the Lebanese front. This quiet is for the benefit of residents on both sides,” Manelis wrote. “The fact that northern Israel and southern Lebanon have children who have not heard an alarm in their lives is a significant achievement of the Second Lebanon War, and the best proof of the stability of Israeli deterrence and the burning memory among the Lebanese about the magnitude of Nasrallah's previous mistake.”
Nevertheless according to IDF assessments, Hezbollah has since rebuilt its arsenal with at least 100,000 short-range rockets and several thousand more missiles that can reach central Israel. In addition to a massive arsenal of rockets and missiles, Hezbollah is able to mobilize close to 30,000 fighters and has flouted its tunnel system, complete with ventilation, electricity, and rocket launchers.
Hezbollah has also increased its military capabilities due to its fighting in Syria on the side of President Bashar Assad, and has spread its troops across the entire Middle East.
“The past year has been further proof that Hezbollah serves as an operational arm of Iran. In every place where there was instability, we discovered the fingerprint of Iran and everywhere we discovered Hezbollah's involvement,” Manelis wrote.
Some 200 villages in south Lebanon have also been turned into “military strongholds” from which Hezbollah militants are able to watch Israeli soldiers at any moment.
“The ordinary citizen will be mistaken to think that this process turns Lebanon into a fortress, it is nothing more than a barrel of gunpowder on which he, his family and his property are sitting,” Manelis said in his op-ed on Sunday.
“One in every three or four houses in southern Lebanon is a headquarters, a post, a weapons depot or a Hezbollah hideout. We know these assets and know how to attack them accurately if required.”
Israeli officials have repeatedly voiced concerns over the smuggling of sophisticated weaponry to Hezbollah and the growing Iranian presence on its borders, stressing that both are red-lines for the Jewish State.
Senior officials from Israel’s defense establishment have repeatedly stated that while the chance of escalation on the border is low, the smallest incident or a miscalculation by either side has the possibility to lead to conflict.
“The future of Lebanese citizens is in the hands of a dictator who sits in Tehran,” Manelis wrote, adding that “I think it is right to warn the residents of Lebanon of the Iranian game in their security and in their future.”
In September, Israel carried out its largest military exercise on the northern border in 20 years with tens of thousands of soldiers from all branches of the army simulating a war with Hezbollah.
“The past year has been used by the IDF to significantly improve preparations for war on the northern front,” Manelis wrote. “If our enemies understood how much we knew about them, they would be deterred from entering into another conflict for many more years to come.”
bfl
Lebanon is basically run, occupied, taken over by the IslamoNazi murder gangsters (Hezballah with Iran...etc...)
Lebanon needs to be cleaned out of this dangerous (and Satanic, evil) scourge
and maybe, just maybe, a freed Lebanese people might possibly be able to form a decent, peaceful government again
maybe. (the Muslims have forced so many of Lebanon’s Christians out that this is far from certain....)
[ IDF SPOKESMAN WARNS LEBANON OF WAR WITH ISRAEL IF IRANIAN PRESENCE GROWS ]
Ezekiel 38 related? Well, Iran keeps pushing at Israel.
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All's fair in love and war. Smart move on Iran's part. Supply Hizbollah. At some point, begin a rocket campaign. Use the American supplied and trained Lebanese army as the trigger. The international community will object to Israeli action. Other that the Sunni states in the region. Hope the US takes Lebanon's side against the colonist Israelis. Would have worked with Obama in office. Good chance with Hillary too. Is Kerry advising them? Related
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I can't imagine the prospect of "an arsenal with at least 100,000 short-range rockets and several thousand more missiles" right on the border of Israel, that can reach central Israel. These will be used, with certainty by madmen against Israel. Yikes! I also can't imagine how this threat will be dealt with. For Israel to survive, they must someday invade Lebanon. Caught between a rock and a hard place, what with the U.N. stooges waiting to condemn Israel for the slightest self-defense move.
There are Druz, Jewish, and other religions present.
That's not as bad as I would have thought.
friends advise that the Christian count is actually reduced now (a lot have been quietly driven out by the Muslims
and the Islamicists are running the show there now, alas...
you don’t ever hear of any Christian militias with, say, 150,000 missiles and tanks, do you?
the Muslims have seized control of Lebanon and the ones in charge are not the “nice moderate” kind, either... alas
Yes, at some point they'll have to be dealt with. Not with Iron Dome, interceptors. On the ground, killing the terrorists and driving Iran out. Whether Lebanon, who harbors them likes it or not.
As to your concerns about North Korea, real ones, I doubt we'll talk them out of their nukes. Or can afford to buy them out. Same solution, unfortunately. At a far greater price than a decade or two ago.
What I linked you to, presents data that is claimed to be the situation in 2018.
Of course I have no way of knowing, but I did see two separate entities addressing the 50% vs 40.4/40.5% figure.
They managed to do a pretty good job of killing each other back in the 80s.
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our sources disagree somewhat but that is not a big problem
the big problem is the control of that territory (terror-tory) is now in dangerous Muslim hands
Am I bad if I say “I hope so”?
Keep looking up!
All we can do is pray for the Peace of Jerusalem - which will mean the Coming of the True Messiah
and also pray
Even so, come Lord Jesus.
Yes, I agree.
I certainly can’t vouch for my source, so I’m not wedded to it for posterity.
As I understand it the Christians used to forum up the government there. At that time they must have had a clear enough of a majority to be able to do it.
I’m not against the idea their presence has diminished to a certain extent. How much, I simply don’t know.
I tried to quantify it, but I don’t have an axe to bear over the exact numbers.
Take care.
I do agree the followers of an Islamic Terrorist Group have a lot of power there now, so yes it is a bad situation.
We agree on this.
Same solution, but not as harsh a reality as the situation in Israel. With North Korea, we'll survive whatever they throw at us. It'll be damaging if they manage to hit one of our cities, but we can quickly wipe out the North Koreans and our country will rebuild. A fraction of our nation would be hurting.
In Israel's case, much of their populace and infrastructure would be hit by rockets from Lebanon. The hurt would be horrific. Even if Israel managed to invade Lebanon to clear out the enemy and their munitions, a great many rockets can be fired into central Israel doing horrific damage to their largest population centers affecting a large percentage of Israel. It is my hope those rockets are never fired into Israel.
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