On November 6th, a wave of airstrikes was carried out against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Despite some reports attempting to portray it as an unusually large or exceptional event in its scope or execution — this is not the case.
Of all the targets struck, evacuation warnings were issued for five of them. These five targets, located south of the Litani River, included military infrastructure and weapons depots belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit — all of which were (of course) situated in the heart of civilian areas.
Two of the targets — in the villages of Kfar Dounine and Aaita El-Jabal — were located very close to Lebanese army bases. The Lebanese army has been deployed south of the Litani River since the ceasefire, with its main mission being “to disarm Hezbollah” in this area.
Could it be that the Lebanese army was unaware of the locations of these targets so close to its bases? Or did it know — and choose to ignore it?
We’ll leave those questions open…
