Gen. Ehud Barak, Chief of Military Intelligence, said today that attacks on Israel Defense Force personnel in south Lebanon will continue for some time. He said most of the recent attacks have been carried out by local Lebanese residents, either for money or ideological motivation.
Barak said in a radio interview that some of the groups attacking IDF personnel acted on orders from Lebanese influenced by Iran and others affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The attacks will continue, he said, until a Lebanese armed force capable of preventing terrorist activity is formed to replace the IDF in south Lebanon. That will take some time, he said.
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