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This week on monday, Hezbullah attempted a combined attack on an Israeli city on the border with Lebanon, and several Israeli posts, in an attempt to kidnap a soldier.
Luckaly, the event was foiled by weary IDF soldiers, and thus it has gone unnoticed.
In a few months, people will still claim that "Hezbullah is no longer a threat, and hasn't been agressive at all since 2000"
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And then Hezbullah admits of intention to kidnap soldiers:
Speaking at funeral of three terrorists, Hassan Nasrallah says more martyrs waiting their turn
Hanan Greenberg
The bodies of three Hizbullah terrorists killed in a clash with an IDF force near the border village of Rajar on Monday were handed over to Lebanon on Friday.
During the three terrorists’ funeral in Beirut Friday afternoon, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said “it’s our duty and natural right to abduct soldiers.”
“Those martyrs were killed, but many others are still waiting their turn. Hizbullah members would not forget any prisoner in Israeli jails and would not agree to any Israeli violation on the ground,” he said.
“We won’t renounce our right and duty to assist Syria and Iran, which helped us against the Israeli occupation,” Nasrallah added amid “death to Israel, death to the U.S.” chants from the crowd.
Earlier, Israel decided to respond favorably to the Lebanese request to return the terrorists' bodies, hoping the move would help "ease tensions" in the region.
The terrorists were killed when they infiltrated Israel in a bid to abduct an Israeli soldier. One of the gunmen was killed in Lebanese territory, but the bodies of the other three remained in Israel's hands until Friday.
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Luckaly, the event was foiled by weary IDF soldiers, and thus it has gone unnoticed.
In a few months, people will still claim that "Hezbullah is no longer a threat, and hasn't been agressive at all since 2000"
For further reading:
Hizbullah bombards northern Israel Monday afternoon; 12 Israelis hurt, several terrorists killed in apparent attempt to abduct IDF troops. Army responds with artillery fire, Air Force fighter jets bomb Hizbullah targets in Lebanon
Sharon Roffe Ofir
A day of fighting in the North: Twelve Israeli soldiers and civilians were hurt in one of the most ferocious Hizbullah offensives on the northern border since the IDF’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.
Two soldiers sustained serious wounds in the attack, but their condition improved later in the evening. Meanwhile, at least five terrorists were killed in gunfights with IDF troops.
The offensive began around 3 p.m. Monday with a heavy barrage of mortar shells and Katyusha rockets directed at Mount Dov army posts and residential communities in the area. Following the strike, northern Israel residents were instructed to take cover in bomb shelters for the first time since Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon.
DF Northern Command officials estimate the heavy rocket fire was intended to distract army forces while a Hizbullah terror cell infiltrated Israel using all-terrain vehicles with the intension of abducting soldiers. Hizbullah members opened fire in all directions in an attempt to create mayhem and kidnap a soldier from an IDF base located in the village of Rajar. At least four terrorists were killed in the ensuing shootout.
An hour after the incident, other terrorists approached an IDF post in the Mount Dov area and opened fire at soldiers. At least one terrorist was killed in that incident.
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Sharon Roffe Ofir
A day of fighting in the North: Twelve Israeli soldiers and civilians were hurt in one of the most ferocious Hizbullah offensives on the northern border since the IDF’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.
Two soldiers sustained serious wounds in the attack, but their condition improved later in the evening. Meanwhile, at least five terrorists were killed in gunfights with IDF troops.
The offensive began around 3 p.m. Monday with a heavy barrage of mortar shells and Katyusha rockets directed at Mount Dov army posts and residential communities in the area. Following the strike, northern Israel residents were instructed to take cover in bomb shelters for the first time since Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon.
DF Northern Command officials estimate the heavy rocket fire was intended to distract army forces while a Hizbullah terror cell infiltrated Israel using all-terrain vehicles with the intension of abducting soldiers. Hizbullah members opened fire in all directions in an attempt to create mayhem and kidnap a soldier from an IDF base located in the village of Rajar. At least four terrorists were killed in the ensuing shootout.
An hour after the incident, other terrorists approached an IDF post in the Mount Dov area and opened fire at soldiers. At least one terrorist was killed in that incident.
[...]
And then Hezbullah admits of intention to kidnap soldiers:
Speaking at funeral of three terrorists, Hassan Nasrallah says more martyrs waiting their turn
Hanan Greenberg
The bodies of three Hizbullah terrorists killed in a clash with an IDF force near the border village of Rajar on Monday were handed over to Lebanon on Friday.
During the three terrorists’ funeral in Beirut Friday afternoon, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said “it’s our duty and natural right to abduct soldiers.”
“Those martyrs were killed, but many others are still waiting their turn. Hizbullah members would not forget any prisoner in Israeli jails and would not agree to any Israeli violation on the ground,” he said.
“We won’t renounce our right and duty to assist Syria and Iran, which helped us against the Israeli occupation,” Nasrallah added amid “death to Israel, death to the U.S.” chants from the crowd.
Earlier, Israel decided to respond favorably to the Lebanese request to return the terrorists' bodies, hoping the move would help "ease tensions" in the region.
The terrorists were killed when they infiltrated Israel in a bid to abduct an Israeli soldier. One of the gunmen was killed in Lebanese territory, but the bodies of the other three remained in Israel's hands until Friday.
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) - but still, there was like 20 guys fighting us and an entire village of them coming out of every hole. 
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