Yitzhak ben Moshe, Editor/Reporter, New Mexico
Strengthening readiness and deepening offensive plans: the training program for battalion commanders in the Northern Command has concluded. Video at end of article of IDF attack against Hezbollah.
Israel is not just at war with Hamas; we are also at war with Hezbollah and other proxies of the Iranian regime.
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese secretary-general of Hezbollah has said “If Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.” (NY Times, May 23, 2004, p. 15, section 2, column 1.) Nasrallah is among the most admired men in the Muslim and Arab world today. Hitler made similar threats in Mein Kampf but they were largely ignored. Nasrallah has a reputation for keeping his promises.
Hamas official Hamad Al-Regeb, in an April 2023 sermon, prayed for “annihilation” and “paralysis” of the Jews, whom he described as filthy animals: “[Allah] transformed them into filthy, ugly animals like apes and pigs because of the injustice and evil they had brought about.” Al-Regeb also prayed for the ability to “get to the necks of the Jews.”
In its founding charter, Hamas cites a particularly violent hadith as proof that Muslims need to fight and kill Jews:
The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them so that the Jews hide behind trees and stones, and each tree and stone will say: ‘Oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him,’ except for the Gharqad tree, for it is the tree of the Jews. (Hamas Charter, Article 7).
These exercises, conducted by the IDF, are in preparation for the reality of the way we, as all Jews, are with Muslim extremists.
A training program on readiness for the northern arena was held this week at the Northern Command headquarters, led by the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin, with the participation of division commanders, brigade commanders, and battalion commanders from both the mandatory and reserve units, who are involved in the defense battles on the northern border.
As part of the program, the commanders delved into professional content and the operational and strategic plans for the northern framework. The program, led by the 36th Division, included professional lectures and learning from the division’s combat lessons in the Gaza Strip, with specific adjustments for the challenges of the northern arena. During the program, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi, presented the strategic challenges and assessments for the continuation of the war.
Additionally, the participants went through various stations where they deepened their knowledge in the fields of artillery, intelligence, engineering, information and communication technology and administrative support. The stations simulated the variety of capabilities and the power of their integration available to the commanders on the battlefield.
The remarks of the Commanding Officer of the Northern Command, MG Ori Gordin: “We are at war. We have been at war for almost half a year now, and it doesn’t end with Hezbollah. Tonight, we are operating against al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya, a successful thwarting of a large number of operatives, and this morning Hezbollah itself decided to respond against Kiryat Shmona. We are conducting very significant strikes against Hezbollah, and we will continue to be aggressive in order to strike and push Hezbollah back significantly. We are determined to change the security situation in the north so that the residents can return to the north safely and with a sense of security. On the other hand, we are striking Hezbollah very powerfully and strongly, the Hezbollah organization, and also causing a lot of damage in the area where it operates. If we understand that we need to act, we will act tonight as well, and the readiness is there.”
A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck a terrorist cell located in a Hezbollah military compound in the area of Tayr Harfa, and an additional terrorist cell in the area of Naqoura.
