Libanon

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Nach Angaben der Hizbollah wurden gestern 13 Panzer und 1 Schnellboot zerstört.
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Zu den hohen Verlusten an Panzern schreiben israelische Medien:

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30 Tanks Wiped Out in Lebanon
12:01 Aug 11, '06 / 17 Av 5766

(IsraelNN.com) IDF officials admit that the biggest surprise of the ongoing war against Hizbullah is the ease by which terrorists have destroyed IDF tanks.

At least 30 tanks have been totally destroyed or seriously damaged in bomb and anti-tank rocket attacks involving state-of-the-art Russian anti-tank rockets.

About one-half of the military personnel killed in southern Lebanon were inside tanks.

Der Mythos "Überpanzer-Merkava" sollte damit einen deutlichen Knacks erlitten haben. Auch die iranischen "Kopien" westlicher, oder russischer AT-Systeme scheinen offenbar so schlecht nicht zu sein.

Eine weitere israelnahe seite zu dem Zulauf der Hizbollah:
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HIZBULLAH MOBILIZES RESERVES

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Hizbullah has mobilized tens of thousands of reservists for the war against Israel.

Israeli military sources said Hizbullah has recruited Shi'ites and Palestinians to block the Israeli ground assault in Lebanon. They said the so-called reservists have participated in battle as well as logistics and support.

"Everybody who can be mobilized has been grabbed for the Hizbullah war," a senior source said. "We believe there are already between 10,000 and 20,000 Hizbullah reservists flocking to southern Lebanon."
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