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Israel Releases Map of “Hezbollah Military Sites” In Lebanon

March 31, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

The document (high-res pdf) was released via the Washington Post. It purportedly shows Hezbollah’s secret hideouts and other military locations.

The question is: Why would Israel release such a map and forsake the military advantage of surprise? Israelis will say that they want to warn civilians in the event of a new war, but I call BS (How many of those Civilians will read the washington post -or this blog for that matter- and check the details of the map?). I think a better explanation is that this is a way for Israel to threaten Hezbollah into keeping the southern border calm. They want to show that they’re serious in their war preparations.