End Times Watch 108
Israel on Alert as Hizbullah Troops Move

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The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has begun deployment of new combat units in preparation for a war with Israel.

Lebanese sources said Hizbullah plans to deploy thousands of combat troops trained in Iran and capable of a rapid invasion of Israel. They said many of the newly-trained troops would arrive from Iran in 2010 amid an alert for an attack by neighboring Israel.

Hizbullah and IRGC tactics were said to have been used by Yemeni Shi'ite rebels during their three-month war with Saudi Arabia. In November 2009, the Believing Youth, trained by Hizbullah, captured at least two Saudi villages near the Yemeni border and held them for nearly two months.

"The assessment was that Hizbullah can hold hostage thousands of people in Israel and sow panic within the military and government," the Lebanese source said.

"Hizbullah is preparing for all military possibilities," a Lebanese source said. "It is betting on containing the first strike of any Israeli aggression. Containment of the attack would bridge half of the path toward victory."

On Feb. 6, the source told the Saudi newspaper Okaz that Hizbullah facilities throughout Lebanon were placed on alert for an Israeli strike. The source said the alert was also issued to Hizbullah political leaders, including those who serve in the Lebanese parliament.

"We must be on permanent readiness," Hizbullah deputy secretary-general Naim Kassem said. "We don't know when or if there will be surprises."

The sources said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been training thousands of Hizbullah fighters to conduct special operations forces missions to complement missile and rocket strikes from Lebanon. They said Hizbullah has formed at least two brigades that could invade Israel in any war and capture border towns.

"These Hizbullah soldiers have already participated as combat units in recent exercises in Iran," another Lebanese source said. "They have become Hizbullah's special operations forces arm and have been equipped with boats and air assets."

The new combat brigades were launched by Hizbullah as part of lessons from the 2006 war with Israel. The sources said Iran and Hizbullah determined that the Lebanese militia required an offensive ground capability that could penetrate the 70-kilometer border with Israel. End times watch.

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