Combined Arms Warfare in Israeli Military History by David Rodman

Author:David Rodman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: International Specialized Book Services
Published: 2018-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

Figure 8.1 The smooth cooperation between the IAF and IDF SOF was one of the major reasons behind the success of Operation Jonathan.

Figure 8.2 The IAF destroyed the Syrian nuclear weapons production facility at al-Kibar, as these before and after photos of the installation clearly show, with the assistance of IDF cyber warfare assets.

While the siege of western Beirut was undoubtedly a messy and destructive affair, it should not obscure the fact that the IDF chalked up substantial achievements during the Lebanon War. In addition to losing as many as 2,000 combatants (even more if allied Lebanese militiamen and foreign terrorists are counted among the total), PLO forces lost all of their heavy equipment (all of their tanks, all of their artillery tubes, all of their antiaircraft guns, and so on), which was either destroyed or captured by the IDF.15 Moreover, PLO forces were ejected from Lebanon, never to return there. The Syrian army lost at least 1,000 soldiers (probably more) and 300–350 tanks. For its part, the IDF lost approximately 370 troops and 30–40 tanks, the majority of these losses in men and machines incurred during fighting with the Syrian army.

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