In the video: Majd 101 refers to an exercise in which the battalion is training for war against Hezbollah (Photo: Shlomi Gabbai and Doc)
Sources in the security establishment said last weekend that the friction between the IDF forces and the Lebanese army and Hezbollah operatives in the guise of civilians in the past week is the result of increased engineering activity on both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border in the past year which has reached a peak in recent months.
The latest incident occurred yesterday when the fighters of the Geffen Battalion of the 1st BHD entered the enclave on the Blue Line (the line that separates Israel from Lebanon, and is always defined as a point of contention, since it is not marked on the ground with a clear line, but only on the map).
Lebanon is at a low point for decades , because of complex political problems and a worsening economic crisis and rampant inflation. In addition to this, Lebanon has regional-political problems, which prevent it from receiving aid from moderate Sunni countries, due to Hezbollah's proximity to Iran.
Hizballah's front position, under the guise of an organization for the quality of the environment (photo: official website, IDF spokesperson)
Security officials claim that due to the situation, Hezbollah's power is on the rise, since it manages to take advantage of the economic distress in the Land of Cedars to also help needy populations from the Maronite and Sunni communities in the country.
This is through the provision of products, fuel subsidies and welfare assistance.
In this way, Hezbollah increases its circle of supporters.
In addition to this, Hezbollah is working to erect masts with cameras and means of collection on them, and new posts along the Israeli border.
Some of the outposts are made of concrete, and some are intended for observations and intelligence gathering under the guise of environmental and animal protection organizations.
The purpose of establishing the outposts is mainly to gather intelligence on the Israeli side in preparation for war, while trying to identify changes, and operational opportunities on the Israeli side.
The security officials also said that rather alarmingly, Hezbollah's military arm has increased the scope of its forces along the Lebanese border, and the number of fujims (a Syrian definition for a military unit smaller than a regular brigade) has expanded significantly.
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An exercise by the paratroopers that simulates combat in Lebanon (photo: IDF spokesman)
Activity of the IDF's Yalam unit (photo: IDF spokesperson)
On the other hand, the Northern Command in the IDF is in the swing of engineering activity, alongside the increasing operational activity along the border. The IDF has increased the work centers for the construction of the engineering obstacle on the Lebanese border, the construction of new roads not all of which are visible from the Lebanese side, the construction of fences as a deterrent to infiltrators from Lebanese territory , and placing security elements to protect the space.
Alongside the activity on the Blue Line, the activity of Merkava tanks and Tiger APCs with windbreakers on patrols in the field increased, to maintain a high level of alertness, and to secure the engineering forces. It was also decided to increase training while operationally employed in the Galilee formation, in order to raise the level of fitness for war in the future. In addition to this, several operations were carried out to lay a new technological infrastructure, to improve the intelligence superiority of the IDF in the region.
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