40-50% Destroyed
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that IDF estimates that 40-50% of Hezbollah's military capability has been destroyed so far. They are estimating another week will effectively finish Hezbollah as a military threat.
Forty to fifty percent of Hizbullah's military capability has been destroyed in the six days of the IDF counter-attack following last Wednesday's Hizbullah raid in northern Israel, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
The IDF, it is understood, believes it needs another week or so minimum to achieve its military goals in terms of alleviating Hizbullah's capacity to threaten Israel.
The IDF further believes, it is understood, that it will be given at least that long to continue its actions, in light of the G8 nations' essential support for Israel and those nations' branding Hizbullah and Hamas as being responsible for the current escalation.
While estimates of this kind can be somewhat optimistic, it is also quite probable that Israel had a lot of advance intelligence on targets.
By Cincinnatus, Tuesday, 18 July , 2006 @ 10:10 am
The Israeli’s estimate of Hizbullah capability destroyed includes Hizbullah’s missiles “destroyed” when they are fired at Israel. Sort of a rope-a-dope war.
By Robert Speirs, Tuesday, 18 July , 2006 @ 10:33 am
Beyond destroying Hezbollah’s capacity to wage war right now, Israel also has to make it impossible for Iran or Syria to resupply Hez, or make sure Hez can never again fight on the borders of Israel. Otherwise they’ll be right back in the same situation a year from now. It will be interesting to see how they propose to do that.
By Fersboo, Tuesday, 18 July , 2006 @ 10:50 am
Even if Israel was to destroy 100% of Hezbollah’s military material, that is just half of the equation. Their purpose should be to destroy the means to wage war and the will to wage war.