Hizbullah fires at IDF's D9

[citizen-k]

Can't give a link to an english source yet.


This happens near the northern border (not near the shaba-farms)

Any one thinks the U.N will ask Syria/Iran/Lebanon to stop? :roll:

[Javehn]

Strange , haven't heard of it . They want to escallate in steps the situation over past last month , to see how far they can go without getting "serios answer" .

[citizen-k]

Strange , haven't heard of it . They want to escallate in steps the situation over past last month , to see how fire they can go without getting "serios answer" .

Iran is mad about the Syrian talks about...talking with Israel.

crazy neighbours... :cantbeli:

[Javehn]

The first news are : IDF D9 blow up this afternoon on the Lebanon border . Probably he pooled up on mine scene , but Hisballah Manar station says that D9 passed the border , so the fired RPG round on it .

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/bulldozers/d9_3.jpg

[citizen-k]

It apears to be that the IAF is attacking in SL/Syria right now.

Source: rumors ;)

[Groove]

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/bulldozers/d9_3.jpg

Man, i love this thingie. Looks like some kind of an upgrade for the Zero Hour Bulldozers in C&C !

Groove

[Roger Rabbit]

RPG at a D9, kinda like chucking a piece of paper at a fire i guess.

[Javehn]

Never the less , D9 is very damaged . Investigation about the incident is on it's way .

[Mr. Nielsen]

Does anyone have a map over the border between Israel, Lebanon and the Golan?

[Javehn]

You mean , mutual border between Israel , Lebanon , and Suria ? By the way , Hisballah claimed it was ATGM , not RPG .

[S'13]

One soldier is dead and another is seriously wounded as a result of the attack...

[S'13]

Jan. 19, 2004
Soldier killed, another wounded in Hizbullah attack
By JPOST.COM STAFF

One soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in an attack on an IDF D9 bulldozer, which was deactivating a minefield along the Lebanese border Monday afternoon.

Hizbullah fired an anti-tank missile at the bulldozer Monday evening near the northern border, scoring a direct hit on the vehicle.

According to reports, the bulldozer was hit at about 5pm while clearing roadside bombs 700 meters west of Moshav Zarit on the northern border.

OC Northern Command Gen. Benny Ganz called the incident "very serious". Ganz said that those north of the border with Israel [Hizbullah and Syria] should be "concerned."

Channel One reported that a senior defense official said an IDF response was a matter of "when, not if." It was also reported that senior IDF officers were meeting to coordinate a response. Meanwhile, a high state of alert has been enforced thoughout the border region.

Channel two news reports that PM Ariel Sharon convened his inner cabinet in order to plan an Israeli response that will not lead to further escalation.

A Hizbullah press release transmitted on Hizbullah's Al Manar TV moments after the event said that members of Hizbullah's military wing, the Islamic Resistance at 4:35 PM fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli bulldozer that crossed the border into Lebanon near Birkat Rish.

The IDF denied that the vehicle had crossed over the border, channel One reported.

The roadside bombs were discovered two weeks ago, but are only being cleared now for operational and weather reasons, the radio reported.

"Holy warriors of the Islamic Resistance destroyed a hostile vehicle that violated the border line in the town of Marouahine in southern Lebanon," Al Manar said.

The broadcast did not give the type of vehicle or mention Israeli casualties.

The incident comes a few hours after Hizbullah fired anti-aircraft shells at IAF warplanes flying over Lebanese airspace.