Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah has also “threatened to hit Haifa’s ammonia plants and other similar factories in the past, and a 2020 State Comptroller report revealed shortcomings regarding the protection of vital infrastructure and facilities by defense establishment bodies.”
As an added complication, some analysts fear that a currently deepening crisis between Hizballah and Saudi Arabia could have impact upon Israel.
Particularly given the loss of a reliable and committed ally in America, Israel must undertake greater security measures to ensure its survival.
“Drill For 2,000 Rockets a Day And Internal Strife: IDF Preps For War,” by Anna Ahronheim, Jerusalem Post, November 1, 2021:
Israel’s Home Front Command and is holding a week-long drill that started on Sunday simulating a large-scale war in which civilians are evacuated from northern border communities and security agencies will deal with massive rocket barrages sent by Hezbollah.
The drill is taking lessons that have been learned from past events in the North, as well as those from the May fighting between Israel and terror groups in the Gaza Strip – Operation Guardian of the Walls – and from the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Following the May fighting, the Home Front Command “carried out a very significant learning process with a lot of research, and this exercise is going to test what we’ve learned,” said Home Front Command Chief of Staff Brig.-Gen. Itzik Bar.
Israel Police and Magen David Adom are also participating in the drill, which ends Thursday, and will see all security and various governmental bodies take part.
“This exercise is also a great opportunity for all government ministries to understand the implications, starting with disruptions in the energy sector – we are talking about 24-hour power outages across the country, 72 hours in localized communities – and other such aspects in terms of continual functioning,” Bar said.
According to RAHEL head Yoram Laredo, the drill is the first time that it is working together with the Home Front Command, and it will sharpen the abilities of the two to work hand-in-hand.
The drill will focus on a new alert system for residents of northern Israel, as well as the rate of fire and the ability of Hezbollah to fire precision missiles and massive barrages toward specific areas – especially communities near the border fence.
According to Bar, some of the issues that concern him are “the issue of precision-guided munitions and the effect that they will have on our ability to function and on things in the world of incoming fire alerts. The second is the rate of fire and Hezbollah’s ability to conduct truly massive rocket barrages at specific geographic areas – I’ll use the phrase ‘demolishing the front line’ – directed fire at the communities near the border….
Jim says
Trump would have protected Israel and the jihadis would have been less likely to attack Israel and Israel would have had more support from the USA. More reasons for Let’s go Brandon. We need a Trump soon as possible.
Fitna says
I realize Trump is popular, I like him also but I feel he had 4 years to fight Islam and he did nothing but pal around with the Saudis and other Muslims. Yes he made some peace accords so he deserves credit for that but he doesn’t have the DNA to be a wartime president.
I think Ted Cruz would be a lot stronger and my personal favorite, though he’s hated is John Bolton. He was demonized for being a ‘warmonger’ but the people who accuse him of that are just ignoring the reality that Bolton understood, he’d be my pick for PM. He’s brilliant, a tactician, very reasoned and logical and willing to bring the fight to the enemies.
However Bolton would need someone to better educate him on Islam, that was his only real weakness.
gravenimage says
Trump was *not* perfect. But he was a solid Anti-Jihadist–a rare thing these days, espcially in leaders–but sadly seemed to understand little about Islam itself. He did institute the partial “Muslim ban”, and was a staunch defender of Israel. Certainly a lot better than what we have now.
mortimer says
Yup. Trump defeated ISIS, decimated the Talibans, stopped Iran’s jihad export industry and engaged the Saudis to dry up funding to jihad. He was very successfully at getting the Muslims to fight the jihadist.
somehistory says
As long as islam, the wild beast from the dragon, demon snake, satan the devil, exists, it will fight against all who may be worshippers of the True God, Jehovah.
Devout mozlums will keep on performing the “desires of their father,” along with non-mozlums who also do “the desires of their father,” both groups serving satan. As long as satan is on the earth, these “wars” will continue.
Fitna says
Israel should preempt all terrorist groups. It couldn’t be more obvious, if you see your enemies preparing to attack you, get them first before they are ready.
I recall the Israelis did the same thing during their 1948 war against 5 Arab states, they bombed their fighter jets taking out hundreds on the ground, catching them off guard. That is how you deal with such demons.
Though I don’t think they went far enough as the goal of the Arabs was to exterminate the Jews. At least they should’ve crippled those nations so they’d never dream of trying again…unfortunately they were too “kind” so ofc those same evil states tried again later on.
somehistory says
Back in the time of ancient Israel, when they had God as King, and then King David, they did not go in half-heartedly to fight their enemies, with surrounding nations jumping on their every action, as though war has to be fought with water pistols while the enemy uses whatever is available in order to annihilate.
Whatever Israel does in this “modern” age, the other nations jump in to criticize every move, even when it’s the mozlums killing the children by putting their rocket launchers in schools, hospitals, and other places housing innocent kids.
I believe that is the greatest reason Israel doesn’t just go all-out to finish the constant harassment, terror attacks, and threatening while paying the terrorists and their families for what they have done and plan to do against Israel. They depend on other nations for supplies, being a very tiny land, surrounded by their enemies. They have to walk a thin line, or they are denied what they need to fight a little bit in the next segment of the same “war” they have been fighting for decades.
Fitna says
You raise a great point SH, I’ve sometimes wondered why they don’t just unleash hell on some of their enemies but unfortunately Israel is not independent and cannot just ignore bullying countries which sells them essential goods/services.
India had a similar problem and when they developed their own nukes, they were shunned by other countries. They got into a war with Pak and China and fortunately Japan helped them out in the past.
So it can be a serious problem if they are cut off. I think however Israel can be very clever about it, once war is declared, the intl community can’t say anything-so Israel should use that opportunity to cause as much damage and destruction as possible until they force another ceasefire.
You’re also totally right-they force Israel to use kid gloves but allow their enemies to use all kinds of brutality against the IDF soldiers. In the Mavi Mara raid a few years back, the IDF had toy gun while they themselves were attacked with crowbars, knives and hammers, it was disgusting and it’s also pretty evil for the Israeli leadership to throw their soldiers to the wolves like that.
It seems the “world community” prefers to see Israelis beaten down or killed so we can feel sorry for them. Israel should show them they’re not going to be anyone’s victims and take the gloves off but ofc fight tactfully so they can maintain the relations they need.
gravenimage says
Good exchange, Fitna and Somehistory.
Politicallyincorrectistruth says
Yet another bat shit crazy rant about dragon,demon snakes, satan the devil, and your “magic sky daddy”…who acts EXACTLY as if he doesn’t exist….and what is that “desires of their father” and another “satan is in earth” rant? You need help….and i can’t believe gravenimage replied
with “Good exchange, Fitna and Somehistory”.
So this satan is causing these wars and not muslims? That means any violence from a muslim is not his/her fault??…wow, thanks for clearing that up for everyone! Why don’t they use that as a defense in court?…because the sound of laughter would echo through the whole building.
somehistory says
Ah, yes, another insulting anit-Christian rant from the pit.
You know, if you weren’t so afraid of Almighty God, you wouldn’t be so upset by what some of us write here, and you wouldn’t feel the need to attempt to insult us into silence.
About the same as mozlums do….they can’t stand the Truth either, and insist that Christians are lying about them and that Christians must be silenced.
You have some **awesome** company there, pit. You should be so proud.
Politicallyincorrectistruth says
Do you believe that the Adam and Eve myth is a true story ..and that’s really how people started life on earth?
Do you believe that the Noah’s Ark myth is a true story?…and he was 600 years old?
How old is the Earth according to the bible?