Israeli Major General: "We'll cry for the dead & encourage the fighters"

[Human Torch]

Last update - 17:48 21/07/2006
Army set to call up thousands of reservists; IAF planes pound Lebanon's main road link to Syria
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

GOC Northern Command Major General Udi Adam said Friday that Israel is at war and that human life is important, but now is not the time to count the dead. The Northern Command believes that the fighting in the north will continue for several more weeks, with additional casualties and fatalities.

"We must change our way of thinking. Human life is important, but we are at war, and it costs human lives. We won't count the dead at present, only at the end. We'll cry for the dead and will encourage the fighters. There are more places like Meron A-Ras, and unfortunately we'll have to reach them."

Adam refused to disclose details on the number of ground forces operating in southern Lebanon. According to Adam, the operation includes "many" soldiers, but is not a "massive" incursion.

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The IDF will be calling up additional reserve battalions, sending thousands more soldiers to fight Hezbollah on the northern border and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, the army said Friday.

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/741318.html



Lebanese civilians heading away from a southern Beirut building destroyed by Israeli air strikes Friday. (Reuters)