Lebanon is 'not tank country' and an Israeli armored assault there exposes it to Hezbollah's firepower

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An Israeli armored thrust into southern Lebanon would put Merkava tanks up against Hezbollah fighters with the weapons and training to exploit the region's mountainous terrain.
An Israeli armored thrust into southern Lebanon would put Merkava tanks up against Hezbollah fighters with the weapons and training to exploit the region's mountainous terrain.

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Israel's war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can't make tanks invulnerable

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A destroyed Israeli tank in Gaza City on October 7.

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Israel won't make the same blunders with heavy armor as Russia did in Ukraine, commander says, as the country mobilizes 1,000 tanks

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An Israeli Merkava tank in the Negev desert in November 1997.

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Israel's workhorse Merkava tank could soon be refilling foreign arsenals depleted by the war in Ukraine

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An Israeli Merkava tank trains in the Golan Heights in March 2008.

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