By Lieutenant Colonel Scott C. Farquhar
This paintings is a up to date examine of the operations of The Israeli armed forces (IDF) within the just-concluding Operation solid LEAD opposed to Hamas within the Gaza Strip. It stories, first, what did the IDF do to organize for that operation in mild of its harsh adventure in what has turn into referred to as the second one Lebanon battle that was once fought opposed to Hezbollah in the summertime of 2006, and moment, what attainable classes might be utilized to the united states military.
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5. Amir Kulick, “Hezbollah vs. the IDF: The Operational Dimension,” Strate gic Assessment, Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies, Tel Aviv University, Vol. 9, No. globalstrategyforum. org (accessed 1 August 2007). 6. Kulick, 3. 7. “The Hezbollah Challenge . . ” Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence (DCSINT), US Army Training and Doctrine Com mand, Fort Monroe, VA, No Date; Ron Tira, e-mail interview by author, 23 September 2007. 8. Kulick, 3; Andrew Exum, “Hezbollah at War: A Military Assessment,” The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Policy Focus #63, December 2006, 6; “The Hezbollah Challenge .
At 1130 on 27 December, IAF aircraft roaring in from the Mediterranean struck numerous Hamas targets in an expansive assault that was the largest ever carried out in Gaza. In the first passes 180 Hamas targets were hit. 115 As the IAF precision munitions continued to rain down, Hamas fighters managed to fire approximately 50 rockets into Israel, killing one civilian and wounding six others. As Hamas firing squads scurried to launch their rockets and mortars however, they were met by a hail of fire from both IDF fixed wing aircraft and attack helicopters.
According to Yair Evron, When Israel launched its campaign against He zbollah in 2006, it announced far reaching objectives, including a complete change of the situation in southern Lebanon and the destruction of Hezbollah. ” Yair Evron, “Deterrence: The Campaign against Hamas,” Institute for National Strategic Studies Strategic Assessment, Volume 11, No. il/publications. cat=21&incat=&read=2656; Steven Erlanger, “For Israel, 2006 Lessons But Old Pitfalls,” New York Times, 7 January 2009. Also see, Matt M.