A Hizballa Katyusha rocket killed three women in the Arab village of Arab El Aramche in Northern Israel today. Fadia Jemaa and her two daughters, Samira and Sultana were killed when the short-range Katyusha rocket hit their living room.
This is at least the second time that Hizballa has hit an Arab village and killed Arab civilians. What is interesting is that the Arab and Lebanese media never mentions the ethnic background of these casualties. Is Hizballa censoring the Lebanese press?
What is more interesting is what this says about Hizballa's abilities and tactics: Hizballa seems to fire randomly at the Israeli North relying on chance to hit civilian and military targets. Because of this, the thousands of missiles and rockets they have fired so far had a limited impact on the Israelis. The formidable Hizballa arsenal lost its deterrence towards Israel, and Iran is disappointed. In case Israel hits the Iranian nuclear facilities, Iran will not be able to use Hizballa to retaliate, it will have to do so on its own, risking a full-fledged war with Israel.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
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