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A closer look at the fighting on Israel’s border with Lebanon
HAIFA, Israel — Troops from Israel and Hezbollah are sitting on either side of the border between Israel and Lebanon, watching and waiting to see what the other does as they communicate through a language of strikes and artillery shells, each range and caliber used signifying a different message.
One group of Israeli troops has been camped out for a month. When the order comes, they have four minutes to load their canon, aim and fire, often into no man’s land, to avoid escalating the conflict into a war.
There are very simple rules of engagement, an IDF Lt Col. told NBC News, explaining that his troops know where to shoot to avoid escalation.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Nbcnews.com
