Israel releases map of Hezbollah bunkers in Lebanon

[Lankan Ranger]

Israel releases map of Hezbollah bunkers in Lebanon

An Israeli security official provided the Washington Post with a map detailing no less than 550 bunkers, 300 surveillance sites and 100 other facilities the Jewish state believes belong to Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon.

Most of the sites marked on the map, which appeared in the American newspaper on Wednesday, are located south of the Litani River.

Ten arms caches are marked on another map featuring an aerial view of the Al Khiyam village in south Lebanon. The weapons storage facilities are located in close proximity to medical centers and schools.

According to the map, one of Hezbollah's bunkers is located in a mosque.

"In releasing the map, the Israeli military appeared to be trying to preempt international criticism of any future offensive against the alleged sites, many of which are located in residential villages alongside hospitals, schools and even civilian homes," the Post reported.

The daily quoted a senior Israeli commander as saying, “Our interest is to show the world that the Hezbollah organization has turned these villages into fighting zones.”

About six months ago then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Gabi Ashkenazi warned that Hezbollah was establishing "rocket villages" in south Lebanon, adding that the Shiite group was using civilians and UNIFIL's lack of authority to act in order to fortify its positions and rocket launchers inside the villages.

Israel releases map of Hezbollah bunkers in Lebanon - Israel News, Ynetnews

To Maps - Israeli military maps Hezbollah bunkers - The Washington Post

 

[flameboard]

But you have to wonder why would they release such a map? Wouldn't those guys just make new places? Or is this just propaganda? Or is this a trap for the group hoping they would reveal new sites while evacuating old ones.

It could also just be bad information, the group is know to spread false information to throw the enemy off.

 

[GermanyWithLove]

But you have to wonder why would they release such a map? Wouldn't those guys just make new places? Or is this just propaganda? Or is this a trap for the group hoping they would reveal new sites while evacuating old ones.

It could also just be bad information, the group is know to spread false information to throw the enemy off.

I would say almost certainly that those are false information that Israel will try to use to justify attacking/invading.

 

[flameboard]

Before you attack me, you should look into the reason why Hitler did what he did.

doesnt matter, people should not pay the price of the acts of individuals. nd Why do you think Hitler "did what he did?"

 

[flameboard]

I looked around, and by releasing these maps Israel was trying to justify the killing of innocent civilians.

For more: AFP: Israel says Hezbollah has 1,000 bunkers in Lebanon

 

[blain2]

So what is the point of releasing this? Afterall Hizbollah fought a conventional war against the IDF and gave them as good as they got. Its only natural for Hizbollah to maintain defensive positions in conjunction with the Lebanese Army.

 

[Gazzi]

Israel fails to understand a few things..............Israel itself agreed to the terms of the UN brockered ceasefire with Hezbollah and as part of those terms, Israel too cannot violate Lebanese airspace....

The very fact that Israel defies this law, goes to show its commitment and character who cannot be trusted to agree and implement any agreement. Maps provided if obtained through aerial use are illegal under the UN rules anyway as stated abive and due to the above any such material is inadmissable......

Secondly, Lebanon has every right to defend itself and if today Israel terms Hezbollah as terrorists, then they also need to understand that it is these terrorists they negotiated with through the UN, and as such they themselves gave Hezbollah the platform and stage of a legitimate organisation as the UN would not broker any such resolution with a terrorist organisation...........Nonehtless, Israeli terrorists themselves are building up their military hardware with comments being made of wiping Hezbollah out and how they are going to attack again.......language of oppressors again, by a country who's war crimes during the 2006 invasion were covered up by the UN through this ceasefire agreement and whose genocide still needs to be bought to account......

 

[Solomon2]

...Israel too cannot violate Lebanese airspace....

Actually, in this instance they can. It has to do with the exact wording of UNSC 1701 which allows surrounding states (not just Israel) to intervene to prevent unauthorized smuggling of armaments to Hezbollah using ships, aircraft, etc. The idea that Israel had agreed to stop ALL overflights of Lebanon is an invention of convenience by Lebanon, Hezbollah, and the U.N. Discovering (through aerial surveillance) and publicizing these hidden depots is therefore part of the process agreed upon in the Resolution.

 

[Solomon2]

Here we go: ODS HOME PAGE
Look at Clause 15. "Decides further - " means using power authorized beyond the limits mentioned earlier. Some at the U.N. will CLAIM the Israeli overflights are illegal, but they don't contest the meaning of the language which permits them. That's the U.N. for you.

 

[Gazzi]

Here we go: ODS HOME PAGE
Look at Clause 15. "Decides further - " means using power authorized beyond the limits mentioned earlier. Some at the U.N. will CLAIM the Israeli overflights are illegal, but they don't contest the meaning of the language which permits them. That's the U.N. for you.

eeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr hello, Clause 15 does not mention anywhere whatsoever about allowing Israel to violate Lebanese airspace to spy of hezbollah activity.....moreover clause 8 Calls on Israel - that it cannot send in aircraft over Lebanese territory other then the GoL or UNIFIL.....

please read the resolution 1701 below

ODS HOME PAGE

and please do also read the UN news report from january 2011 whereby it condemns rocket fire from Hezbollah but also condemns Israeli violation of airspace, making the argument pretty clear that flying over Lebanese airspace is illegal and a deliberate provocation............coming back to my previous comment........Israel cannot be trusted to agree with itds own agreements

Lebanon: UN again protests against Israeli over-flights

 

[Tiger Awan]

Israel knew a lot about these bunkers before going for a conventional war but what happened???? The information proved to be wrong. idf had no clue from where Hezbollah is attacking them and from where their tanks are getting hit by Hezbollah.

Why should we believe this new map???

 

[DV RULES]

according to some Israeli intelligence writers, there is extreme complicated systems of communications in Hezbollah, but after all Mossad got success to evaluate them and pointed hidden spaces of activities, meanwhile strategy followed not for bring to light these spots but for further intelligence.

In my point of view Israel now is coming in standby war program for first strike against main enemies. A gaint covert investment supposedly already has done & results can be observe in some countries, btw it was started from Lebanon

 

[S-2]

"Its only natural for Hizbollah to maintain defensive positions in conjunction with the Lebanese Army."

Sure. About as natural as the afghan taliban doing so in conjunction with the Pakistani army inside FATAville.

A question that's natural is whether its now accepted that paramilitary wings of political organizations play a legitimate role in a nation's defense?

If so, that political party takes responsibility for more of the nation's citizens than simply their political constituents and by means far removed from the voting box. Further, the construction and maintenence of such bunkers, observation posts, and supply facilities south of the Litani River directly violates UNSC 1701 provisions for the restoration of peace and security in Lebanon.

UNSC 1701- 11 August 2006

Naturally, neither the Lebanese Army nor UNIFIL lifted a finger to prevent the reconstitution of POG (Party Of God) military assets and infrastructure south of the Litani River.

It'll take eyeballs on the ground to determine whether these locations (and others) actually exist and are active. There's little sense in wasting munitions on targets that don't interfere with possible military operations. Still, they'll be reconned and, where active and capable of interference, destroyed. Homes in the immediate vicinity would be unquestionably affected.

Israel won't nor should care. It's apparent already that POG feels the same.

 

[Gazzi]

"Its only natural for Hizbollah to maintain defensive positions in conjunction with the Lebanese Army."

Sure. About as natural as the afghan taliban doing so in conjunction with the Pakistani army inside FATAville.

A question that's natural is whether its now accepted that paramilitary wings of political organizations play a legitimate role in a nation's defense?

If so, that political party takes responsibility for more of the nation's citizens than simply their political constituents and by means far removed from the voting box. Further, the construction and maintenence of such bunkers, observation posts, and supply facilities south of the Litani River directly violates UNSC 1701 provisions for the restoration of peace and security in Lebanon.

UNSC 1701- 11 August 2006

Naturally, neither the Lebanese Army nor UNIFIL lifted a finger to prevent the reconstitution of POG (Party Of God) military assets and infrastructure south of the Litani River.

It'll take eyeballs on the ground to determine whether these locations (and others) actually exist and are active. There's little sense in wasting munitions on targets that don't interfere with possible military operations. Still, they'll be reconned and, where active and capable of interference, destroyed. Homes in the immediate vicinity would be unquestionably affected.

Israel won't nor should care. It's apparent already that POG feels the same.

Stupidy really does run on injectors with you now doesn;t it..........binkers, outposts are illegal, however two wrongs also dont make a right.........If you wish to copy and paste a link of the 1701 resolution, then please dont qoute parts of it, as Israeli violations over Lebanese territory are ILLEGAL, period....

With that in light, then why would or should Hezbollah honour the resolution either, as the Jewish terrorists dont seem to do so even though they agreed to it in the first place.........

On top of that, to make a bold statement of UNIFIL not stopping such bunkers, then please provide independent evidence of this and we can discuss that otherwise please keep your fantasy ejaculations to yourself

Your not much on the moral high ground when it is your country which has for decades used paramilitaries to achieve its goals and work with ANYONE if it is in their National interest.........a pretty tall order now when the Taliban are not welcoming you in Afghanistan forcing your countrymen to run with their tails between their legs, and before you start to wonder off again, we can always go through the objectives that were laid out for the Afghan mission in the first place by your bamboozeled leader at that time that left his country in debt to China

 

[TOPGUN]

Israel's bunker buster bombs will be put to use very soon unless they haven't already been they gotten aload of them from daddy sam