Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Barak during Golan Drill: Hezbollah Much Stronger


Al-Manar

"12/08/2008 Keeping a close eye on Hezbollah’s military strength along with Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak visited an Israeli army drill in the occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and said that “it's not by chance that the army is training in the Golan so extensively.”
Barak was accompanied by Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi, Head of the GOC Army Headquarters Major-General Avi Mizrahi and other senior Israeli army officers.

"We are seeing a significant strengthening by Hezbollah in the past few years. We're monitoring any possibility of a shift in balance (of power) due to the Syrians supplying Hezbollah with advances weapons' systems.

"We're doing what needs to be done, preparation wise. I'd rather not elaborate. If we need to take action we'll be ready," he said......"

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