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Wednesday 17 December 2008

Israel Vows 'Swift Victory' in Next War with Hezbollah

Israeli occupation military has reiterated its threats against Lebanon amid talk about practical scenarios where the Israeli occupation army would occupy the area south of the Litani and end its war with Hezbollah in a "quick and decisive victory."

Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post, quoting Israeli military sources, said the elite Golani Brigade has only recently concluded a one-week maneuver on the occupied Golan Heights amid talk about the possibility that Israel could wage war both on Syria and Hezbollah.

This exercise, like the dozens that have been held since the Second Lebanon War, is aimed at improving interoperability among the different Israeli occupation army branches - intelligence, air and ground forces.

To achieve such interoperability, the Officer's Training School has established a new course to train future cadets in the infantry track how to use artillery support during a war, and coordinate their movements with artillery firepower. Whereas before the war in 2006, only a select number of officers in infantry units were trained to be "artillery liaison officers," now, all are. More