TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has launched a build-up along the
borders with Lebanon and Syria.Israel's military has sent an additional artillery battery and summoned
three battalions for the build-up in the north. The build-up was said to
have been the largest in the area since the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
in May 2000.Military sources said the mobilization was ordered by Defense Minister
Shaul Mofaz, who overruled a recommendation by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Moshe
Ya'alon. The sources said Ya'alon drafted plans for a more modest
reinforcement in the north.The Israeli military build-up came in wake of Hizbullah rocket and
mortar attacks on civilian and military positions along the northern Israeli
border on Monday and Tuesday. The sources said Mofaz intends to use the
build-up to deter Hizbullah from continuing its attacks.
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