50,000 Israeli Soldiers Keep Failing to Occupy a Single Lebanese Village

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that "after a month of ground operations, 5 Israeli military divisions & a reserve brigade—over 50,000 soldiers, triple the number deployed in the 2006 July War—have failed to establish a foothold in southern #Lebanon. Despite extensive firepower and air support, the #Israeli #military has not managed to occupy a single village in South Lebanon."

The report attributes this failure to #Hezbollah’s "effective tactical strategies," which include multiple defensive lines equipped with munitions capable of accurately targeting Israeli armored vehicles, tanks, and soldiers. Additionally, it notes the army's difficulties in mapping Hezbollah’s positions and countering the threat posed by small, hard-to-detect drones.

In an interview, Colonel Jack Neriya, a former advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, explained that Hezbollah fighters are deliberately allowing Israeli forces to advance, only to trap them in ambushes. This tactic has created a dire situation for Israeli troops, including elite units like Golani and other commandos. Neriya warned that the human cost of any advance could be severe, potentially surpassing "Israel’s" total casualties since the late 1940s (via Al-Akhbar)

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