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before iran launched a large-scale missile attack on israel, the israel defense forces announced that it had begun ground military operations against lebanon, but claimed that it was limited, localized and targeted.

obviously, the israeli army is not very confident in ground warfare, because although it severely damaged the leadership of hezbollah in lebanon, it did not have a big impact on the latter's grassroots troops; and over the years, hezbollah's armed forces have been "decentralized" "it is well prepared, so as long as there is no internal collapse, it will still have combat effectiveness.

especially in the southern lebanese area, hezbollah's armed forces have been operating for a long time. if the israeli army makes a big splash in advance, it will be ugly if it ends badly in the future. therefore, this time the israeli army lowered its posture first for follow-up considerations.

however, even though it is a so-called "limited ground operation", it will eventually involve troops to launch a ground war. so what units has the israeli army invested now?

according toisraelaccording to the wehrmacht, the 98th parachute division began operations on the evening of september 30.

the 98th parachute division is one of israel's three active main divisions and is affiliated with the central command. it previously fought in gaza as a mobile force and recently moved reinforcements to the north.

the israeli military calls the 98th parachute division to command the 7th armored brigade, the 35th parachute brigade, and the 89th assault brigade to perform tasks. the 7th armored brigade was originally affiliated with the 36th armored division, and the remaining two brigades were originally affiliated units of the division. , this kind of integration is a mixture of armored units and infantry units, which can be regarded as a characteristic of the israeli army.

everyone knows that the 7th armored brigade is the ace of the israeli army. the 35th parachute brigade is currently the only active paratrooper brigade in the israeli army. the 89th assault brigade is actually a special operations brigade, with maglan, egoz, and duf dewan under its command. waiting for three battalion-level special forces.

therefore, the first wave of troops invested by the israeli army are obviously elite units.

in addition, the 36th armored division under the jurisdiction of the israeli northern command is also on the northern front. in addition to assigning the 7th armored brigade to the 98th division, the division also has the 1st infantry brigade and the 188th armored brigade.

in addition, the israeli army also has the 91st territorial division in the lebanese-israeli border area, and can also deploy reserve combat brigades from other units when necessary.

therefore, the current number of troops that the israeli army can invest in the northern front is still relatively considerable. the division units are mainly the 36th armored division, the 91st territorial division and the 98th parachute division.

when the israeli army approved the combat plan, the main commanders present were also:

major general uri godin, commander of northern command, brigadier general moran omar, commander of the 36th armored division, brigadier general guy levy, commander of the 98th parachute division, and brigadier general shai klepper, commander of the 91st territorial division.

after the israeli army's ground operations began, they were not carried out across the board. they mainly launched exploratory attacks at individual points at the northern junction and southern section of the previously designated military restricted area.

on october 1, the israeli army basically assembled at the home border and prepared to advance; after they actually crossed the border on october 2, a ground battle broke out.

hezbollah's armed forces used pre-set explosive devices and pre-ambush troops to launch attacks on the israeli army's advancing squads and armored units. judging from the information fed back by the israeli army, the battle situation was not good.

in particular, a team of the 89th commando brigade egoz force (the "nut" force) was ambushed during cross-border operations and suffered a major blow.

israeli media stated that the battle began at 4:30 a.m. when the egoz troops encountered enemies in a building and were subsequently attacked by small arms, mortars and anti-tank weapons. the troops suffered serious casualties, and were subsequently rescued by the 669th special tactics the wounded soldiers were evacuated only with the support of troops and artillery. about 30 people were killed or injured in this battle.

currently, the israel defense forces "approved" the death of 6 of them.

among them, 2 captains (posthumously awarded) of the egoz special forces were approved to be killed in action, and 3 third-level sergeants were approved to be killed in action; the other 1 was also a captain (posthumously awarded), belonging to the combat engineer regiment, and should have been strengthened before the war.

in addition to the above-mentioned casualties, one officer and four soldiers were seriously injured in this operation. according to the israeli army's serious injury standards, these people are basically close to death.

in the battle on the southern border, the israeli army also suffered a lot. two people in the "famous" 1st golani brigade reconnaissance battalion were approved to be killed, both with the rank of sergeant; in addition, two people here were approved to be seriously injured. .

judging from hezbollah's battle report, anti-tank missiles were also used to attack tanks that day, but the israeli military has not yet approved the casualty information of the armored forces.

judging only from the situation recognized by the israeli army on the first day of the ground battle, it is approved that 8 people were killed (including 3 captains) and 7 were seriously injured.

in addition to the above-mentioned 15 people who were killed or seriously injured, the israeli army obviously had at least dozens of lightly or moderately injured people, and the extent of their injuries was actually relatively serious. for example, among the injured people in the egoz unit, only 4 of them could "slightly injured people cannot leave the firing line", and the rest have to be evacuated.

therefore, helicopters and hospitals in northern israel were very nervous on the 2nd, and this was only the first day of the battle.

if the israeli army continues to move north resolutely and continues the ground war, the current casualties are obviously just the beginning. we look forward to the subsequent performance of the israeli army.