Failure to learn lessons and concealments: Behind the IDF's operational failure to cross the Israeli civilian to Lebanon

Crossing the young man to Lebanon without any military force preventing him from doing so indicates many weaknesses on the border.

Criminal incidents along the border, in which smuggling attempts are frequently made, point to a worrying trend, and the fear is that Hezbollah will try to take advantage of the axis to surprise the IDF.

Amir Bohbot

30/12/2021

Thursday, 30 December 2021, 20:25 Updated: 22:26

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IDF announcement today (Thursday) on the Israeli citizen crossing from Israel into Lebanon last month without even military force able to stop him or prevent him from crossing points to the many vulnerabilities that along the border. However, despite the huge resources invested in it.

This is an operational failure boundary center Between Biranit, Zarit and Shtula, as well as the necessity and urgency of building the "smart barrier", the work on which will begin soon.

Much time has been wasted by Israeli governments until the decision to transfer a special budget to the Northern Command, despite the warnings and intelligence, as well as unnecessary debates and bureaucracy on the part of the IDF General Staff on planning and integration of technologies.

Israel-Lebanon border (Photo: Amir Bohbot)

The last crossing incident occurred at the beginning of the year when an Israeli citizen crossed Israeli territory into Syria and was returned to Israel with the involvement of former National Security Council chief Meir Ben Shabbat, POW coordinator Yaron Ballon and foreign diplomats, including from Russia. Long days until they managed to figure out where the move took place.

Therefore, the event allowed for publication today also indicates no lessons learned from previous events on the northern border and the Gaza Strip, Also heavy prices as happened in the negotiations for the return of Israeli civilians from Syria.

Against the background of the economic and political crisis plaguing the land of cedars, the Israel-Lebanon border is very active.

In the past year, 9 incidents of crossing a fence were thwarted, 120 kilos of drugs and 75 pistols were seized.

Every week there is an attempt to cross the border, but the forces on the ground know about the foiled cases and not necessarily about what happened "under their noses".

The fear is that on the criminal axis, the Hezbollah organization will try to surprise the IDF with action against the citizens of Israel.

The Israeli woman who crossed the border about a year ago, as documented by Hezbollah (Photo: screenshot, no)

In general, the real threat to the northern border is from Hezbollah's elite fighting force known as Radwan, which has been training for several years, according to the organization's secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, to raid IDF settlements and outposts near the border and occupy them for extended periods. Showcase attacks or kidnappings into Lebanese territory. Accordingly, a high operational threshold has been set by the Northern Command, through which all units that will operate routinely and in the area of ​​the Lebanese border area are examined. At the same time, IDF forces in the Northern Command conducted hundreds of patrols in enclaves north of the fence to the imaginary blue line, which actually separates Israel and Lebanon, in order to thwart intrusion intentions or hostile activity.

Criminal incidents along the border point to a worrying trend.

There is no question about the effort and resources that the IDF invests in stopping crossing and hostile activity, but reality speaks for itself and when the IDF Spokesman Brigade does not tell the full story about crossing, despite the long time that has passed, like the crossing place and the operational failure, hide the biggest operational difference between what is desirable army what's really happening along the border. also, it was still unknown price Israel paid in exchange for his release.

In the meantime, in order to reassure local residents, the IDF placed as a permanent Hummer and two soldiers Near the border near Metula, in addition to the collection camera.

But what about the other areas near the fence?

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