"Israel" fears Hizbullah's possession of advanced weapons

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"Due to the ongoing fighting in Syria, some in "Israel" estimate that advanced weapons smuggled from Syria to the Middle East terrorist organizations, particularly Hizbullah in Lebanon," National Security Council chief, Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan, said during an interview with Army Radio about the fragile situation in Syria.

"It's hard to know how long it will take Assad's regime to fall, but indications of a fall are defect of senior commanders from the army, and the rebels' expansion towards Damascus and Aleppo," Dayan said, adding that "Israel" is monitoring the situation.
As already posted on "Israel Defense", last week the outgoing air force commander Maj. Gen. Ido Nechushtan, noted in his speech at the Fisher Institute's of space to the possibility of smuggling anti-aircraft weapons from Syria to Hizbullahs when Bashar Assad's regime would collapse (it will happen soon, according to updated estimations; apparently Assad himself will move to Moscow).

Since Hizbullah, according to estimates, possesses SA-18 missiles that Syrians had passed them on earlier (as they sent the Russian anti-tank "Cornet" before the Second Lebanon War), it can be assumed that Nechushtan fears that Hizbullah will be receiving anti-aircraft systems on the level of state, such as the air "defense" system S125 already existing in the Syrian arsenal.

You could sense in Nechushtan words his fear of likely hearing hidden threats towards "Israel"; "Israel" will be affected if such systems were transferred to Hizbullah. Does that mean there will be pre-emptive attacks? Is Nasrallah listening? What about Iran? Major General Ido Nechushtan did not say a word but his last few months in office will be marked by the possibility that such an attack might be carried out.

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"Israeli Defense" Slams Vilnai: Fleeing While Home Front Is Vulnerable

Walla!News - Amir Bohbot

The "defense" system sharply criticized the prominent appointment of Home Front Protection Minister Matan Vilnai as an ambassador in China. "I hate to say, but it looks like he runs a decrepit ship," said a senior source.

The "defense" system, as the political system, heard in recent months about the intentions of the Home Front Protection Minister Matan Vilnai, to leave his position and compete for the position of the "Israeli" ambassador to China. They heard it and refused to believeit. Indeed, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced earlier today that Vilnai is nominated to be Israel's ambassador to China. Vilna'i would be replaced in the Knesset by former MK Shakib Shanan on the Labor list. The appointment is subject to cabinet's approval.

Recently, government ministries, the army, and "defense" Ministry exchanged multiple negative data about protecting the home front against earthquakes, missile attacks and unconventional warfare. According to the data, the front suffers from a severe shortage in budget. Therefore, officials estimated that Vilnai will not compete on the post of ambassador.
A senior "defense" official said that "this is a tense period, as it is clear to everybody that the preparedness of the local authorities in the home front is irresponsibly problematic, it is inappropriate for Vilnai to declare that he's nominating himself to be an ambassador in China. It looks like he's looking for something more comfortable."

The senior source added that "the State Comptroller revealed that there are no enough protection kits to the public and if the Treasury did not act very soon and passes the supplementary budget, then all the production lines of factories that produce the kits will shutdown. More than a million and half of the country will have no protection from missiles, so how is it going to be now that he announces that he's leaving his job, "complained the source.


Source: Hebrew Newspapers, Translated by moqawama.org