Israel: 3 reserve battalions called up

ECH1969

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Tue Jul-18-06 01:58 AM
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Israel: 3 reserve battalions called up

Defense ministry approves draft Monday night. Reserves to take over in Judea and Samaria, regular forces to move north

Defense Minister Amir Peretz approved Monday night the draft of three reserve battalions – infantry and engineers. The forces will be drafted starting Tuesday morning and will replace regular forces in Judea and Samaria. The regular forces will help in the northern array.

Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, revealed, in a Monday press conference at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, that in recent days, forces were operating in a ground offensive against Hizbullah outposts in Rajar village.

http://www.gamla.org.il/english/article/2006/july/reserves.htm

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951-Riverside

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Tue Jul-18-06 02:26 AM
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1. These children need to put away their "toys"

Play time is over, real people are getting hurt.

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Scurrilous

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Tue Jul-18-06 05:19 AM
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2. Israeli General Says Lebanon Offensive Will Last Weeks

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"A top Israeli general said today that Israel's offensive in Lebanon would last another few weeks, and he said that the use of large numbers of ground forces had not been ruled out.

Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky, Israel's deputy chief of staff, told Israel Radio that the army needed more time to complete "very clear goals." He added: "The fighting in Lebanon will end within a few weeks. We will not take months.''

On Monday, General Kaplinsky told a reporter that Israel thought it would have another week before international pressure built up enough to work out an enforceable cease-fire."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/world/middleeast/18cnd-mideast.html?hp&ex=1153281600&en=e6cb6560eb6bed2b&ei=5094&partner=homepage

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tkmorris

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Tue Jul-18-06 06:01 AM
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3. Weeks not months......

Where have I heard that before?

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