NARRATIVE – A first assessment of the fighting awakens bad memories of the 2006 war. The IDF says it only carries out targeted raids.
Correspondent in Jerusalem
Israeli commandos deployed on Tuesday in southern Lebanon were quick to encounter resistance from Hezbollah. That’s not entirely a surprise. By entering the other side of the border, the Israeli army knew that the fighters of the Islamist movement were waiting for it. The hilly country where she must maneuver is riddled with caches, tunnels and trenches. Hezbollah fighters lie in wait in villages, using their homes to store weapons or fire rockets and anti-tank missiles toward Israel.
Announced on Wednesday, the first losses awaken the specters of the last war in Lebanon, in 2006, when Israeli troops faced fighters who were more seasoned and effective than they expected. This memory probably explains the caution with which the Israeli army acts on Lebanese soil. Shortly after she made the death official…
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