Thursday, January 8, 2009

Better Medical Response, Efficient Logistics Among Changes In Fighting Since Second Lebanon War

Photo: An IDF soldier sits in an armored vehicle before heading to Gaza on Wednesday. Photo: AP

From Jerusalem Post:

No war is like the previous one and Operation Cast Lead differs from the Second Lebanon War in several respects, primarily regarding the IDF's relationship with the media, the language used by commanders when issuing operational orders, as well as the treatment of soldiers wounded in the battlefield and the delivery of supplies to Gaza.

During the Second Lebanon War in 2006, for example, the IDF encountered difficulties in getting supplies - medical and food - to the troops in southern Lebanon. Since the beginning of the ground invasion into Gaza on Saturday there has been no criticism on this front.

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