Israel Steps up Intensity
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 4 months ago
The IDF apparently requested an increased presence and intensity in the conflict in southern Lebanon. From Arutz Sheva:
The cabinet approved the request, permitting IDF troops to operate as far north as the Litani River in a move intended to push Hizbullah back to the other side of the Litani, thereby distancing the threat to Israel’s northern border. While most of the cabinet ministers voted in favor, Science Minister (Labor) Ophir Pines abstained. There were no votes of opposition.
The ministers were briefed by military and intelligence officials, as well as by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who detailed the picture on the international diplomatic scene.
In his nationally televised address on Monday night, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told a forum of mayors that there would be no ceasefire in the “coming days,
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