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Hezbollah Attack on August 25 Killed One of Israel's Highest Ranking Military Officers! (Updated September 4)

Hezbollah Attack on August 25 Killed One of Israel's Highest Ranking Military Officers! (Updated September 4)

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Updated September 4, 6:29 AM with links and much more information.

This comes from the excellent Lebanese source Fadi Lama (edited for clarity):

August 25, a Play by Play:

6:00 AM on Manar TV in Lebanon: There was a report from Israeli media that 200 Hezbollah rockets were launched towards Israel.

6:30 AM on Manar: The report was updated to say that Hezbollah launched 400 rockets launched towards Israel.

Israel responded to the attack in a panic mode, forbidding all reporting and photographs of the targeted base. Specifically, there was a total blackout on news about the attack on the intelligence headquarters.

The Cabinet immediately headed to an underground bunker. All Cabinet members were forbidden to speak to the media. The area surrounding the intelligence headquarters was cordoned off. The panicked reaction implied that a serious incident had occurred.

Israel played up a story about how a huge Hezbollah attack had been foiled by Israel’s pre-emptive attack which destroyed many launch…

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