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Israelis in Golan war games to learn Lebanon lessons
Israeli occupation launched war games on the occupied Golan Heights Wednesday in a bid to learn the lessons of last summer's aggression against Lebanon, War Minister Amir Peretz said.
"Conducting these exercises in this area does not at all mean that they are connected to a possible conflict," Peretz told public radio, referring to media reports of impending military confrontation with Syria, from which the Jewish state seized the Golan in the 1967 Middle East war.
"These exercises are the army's most important for five years and mainly intend to absorb lessons learnt from the war," he added, referring to the July-August war against Lebanon.
Warplanes and a regiment of paratroopers were taking part in the maneuvers, as well as infantry, mechanized units, artillery and sappers.
The exercise came after a senior occupation military intelligence officer sparked renewed controversy in the Jewish state about the effectiveness of last summer's conflict in degrading Hezbollah's offensive capabilities.
"Conducting these exercises in this area does not at all mean that they are connected to a possible conflict," Peretz told public radio, referring to media reports of impending military confrontation with Syria, from which the Jewish state seized the Golan in the 1967 Middle East war.
"These exercises are the army's most important for five years and mainly intend to absorb lessons learnt from the war," he added, referring to the July-August war against Lebanon.
Warplanes and a regiment of paratroopers were taking part in the maneuvers, as well as infantry, mechanized units, artillery and sappers.
The exercise came after a senior occupation military intelligence officer sparked renewed controversy in the Jewish state about the effectiveness of last summer's conflict in degrading Hezbollah's offensive capabilities.
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"Hezbollah is trying to recover the capabilities that it lost during the recent war. I think we're all agreed that they haven't got there yet," he said.
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres jumped into the fray.
"I guess they've got more weapons but I don't see that as any cause for hysteria," he said