Chief of Staff Gen. Rafael Eitan said that Palestinian terrorists in Lebanon are rapidly building up their military capability which they might use against the Christian enclave or against Israel. He said that while they will never have the power to overcome Israel in battle, “modern terror with modern weapons do pose a problem” which would have to be dealt with by different means than in the past. Eitan, interviewed on television, said the terrorist military build-up intensified after the cease-fire went into effect in Lebanon last August. “They have more than 200 tank guns of all types, new Katyusha rocket launchers, tanks, anti-aircraft guns and more,” he said. He warned of a new flare-up in Lebanon “initiated by the terrorists.”
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