An Israel Defense Forces soldier stands guard at a military base in the Golan Heights.
“See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc; no weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.” (Isaiah 54:16–17)
Iran, which has repeatedly threatened to annihilate Israel, is behind the Hezbollah bombing on Tuesday of Israeli troops in Har Dov, the 100-square mile area where the Syrian, Lebanese and Israeli borders meet.
The order came after a mysterious explosion shook Tehran’s secretive Parchin military facility and killed two workers, according to the Kuwaiti Al-Rai newspaper.
While the report has not been confirmed by other sources, Al-Rai stated that Iran blamed Monday’s Parchin explosion on “a foreign country” and said that the Hezbollah attack on Israel was in response to the unexplained blast, which leveled several buildings, extensively damaging others. (Haaretz)
Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based terrorist group backed by the Iranian regime, claimed responsibility for the double bombing at Har Dov (the Shabaa Farms region). The first of the bombs injured two Israeli soldiers on patrol in an armored vehicle. The second did not cause damage or casualties.
“Two soldiers were injured by an explosive device. It was activated against them during activity near the Lebanon border,” an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said. “Initial reports indicate it was intended to attack soldiers.” (Israel National News)
This is the first time since the 2006 Second Lebanon War that Hezbollah has claimed an attack against Israel forces.
The Parchin military complex is just 30 kilometers (19 miles) southeast of Tehran, pictured above.
Iran has blocked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from accessing Parchin since 2005, even though the United States requires the IAEA to fully investigate Iran’s atomic programs before sanctions against Iran can end. (Times of Israel)
Sanction advocates maintain that Iran is likely conducting extensive nuclear development at a military level. The IAEA claims it has compiled 1,000 pages of information that show the regime to be actively working toward weapons development, though Iran says it has no such ambitions.
Israel’s Channel 2 news interviewed Israeli Intelligence researcher Ronen Solomon, who believes Parchin’s destroyed structures were bunkers where scientists have been building complex detonation triggers for atomic explosions.
“The Parchin military facility where the blast occurred has long been suspected of being a primary location of Iran’s nuclear bomb efforts,” writes Rick Moran of American Thinker. “Some experts say that the blast revealed evidence for the first time that Iran has not stopped trying to build the bomb.”
Moran adds that it is yet uncertain “how much Iran’s nuke program has been set back,” but that it won’t matter in the long run if international negotiations allow Iran to proceed, albeit at a slower pace.
“Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.” (Psalm 21:11)
