Golani Brigade ambushed in Bint Jabil
Israel’s Golani Brigade lost 8 dead and suffered 22 wounded in a several hours long battle in Hezbollah stronghold Bint Jabil in southern Lebanon. Considering the many reports about how Hezbollah has built many intricate bunkers over the last several years, I was surprised when the IDF declared the town conquered and safe yesterday. During both Chechnyan wars in the 1990’s, Chechen fighters used Cold War bunkers, tunnels, missile silos, and bomb shelters to elude Russian troops in between striking them hard. I would be very surprised if there aren’t Chechnyan War veterans in Bint Jabil.
But it must be said: It takes well trained and determined soldiers to hold their ground and fight back after taking heavy losses in an ambush and then after getting flanked again.
