Commentary on Post-Ceasefire Israel

Friday night a commando unit from Sayeret Matkal (General Staff Reconnaissance Unit) executed an operation in Baalbek, in the Bakaa Valley; the IDF says it thwarted the transfer of weapons from Syria to Hezbollah....

At This Stage of the War – Israel’s Achievements Significant

There are two ways to evaluate the outcome of a military conflict: The degree of success the sides to the conflict had in realizing their objectives during the conflict; The measure of military achievements during the...

The lessons of Lebanon – II “We has met the enemy, and he is...

The war did not go well. It's easy to point to Hizbullah's six years of preparations, its fanatic devotion to death, and an endless supply of technologically advanced Iranian and Syrian weapons. But the...

Hizbullah Returns to South Lebanon

Israeli military sources said Hizbullah fighters and operatives were seen returning with tens of thousands of Lebanese residents to the communities from which they had fled in July. The sources said some of the...

Israeli Government Prepares to Demolish 24 Jewish Communities

Three days after the onset of a shaky ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel's military has been ordered to prepare for an evacuation of Jewish outposts in the West Bank. Military sources said the Civil Affairs Administration...

Commentary on the Situation

Hezbollah doesn't need to break the ceasefire by shooting rockets again, because everything is going their way. They are being rearmed by Iran via Syria. They will not be disarmed below the Litani River...

Commentary on Cease Fire, Day Two

Difficult to know what to begin with, or how to descibe the lunacy I am observing: -- Lebanon my be on the verge of making arrangements with Hezbollah regarding the confiscation of weapons: Hezbollah would...

Hizbullah Fire Paralyzed Israeli Units: Anatomy of the Battle with Hizbullah

The 20 soldiers from Israel's elite Golan Brigade moved through the darkness over the rocky hills of Lebanon until they arrived at the outskirts of this Shi'ite town that until last month contained 35,000...

Definitive Change in War’s Purpose: “weaken the hizbullah” – not to “defeat the Hizbullah”

Top officers from Israel's High Command met on Monday afternoon, August 14th at the Beit Agron International Press Center in Jerusalem for an official briefing about the war in Lebanon. Israel's top military brass told...

On the First Day of Cease Fire?

We are ending the first day of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Here in Israel we really didn't expect it to hold even this long -- didn't expect Hezbollah to hold fire for more than and...