Israeli Army team due in IOK next month

SRINAGAR—A delegation of senior Israeli army officers is scheduled to visit occupied Occupied Kashmir next month to check the effectiveness and usefulness of equipment procured from Israel and deployed along the Line of Control (Loc) in occupied territory.
Sources said that a delegation of top Israeli army officers will visit Occupied Kashmir in October. During their visit to Occupied Kashmir, the Israeli army officers will undertake real time testing of the sophisticated equipment procured by Indian army and deployed along the LoC in Occupied Kashmir.
They would check the usefulness and effectiveness of the equipment, most of which has been installed along the LoC to keep an eye on the infiltration of militants, sources said.
The Indian forces use a wide array of Israeli-made surveillance devices, ranging from unattended ground sensors and Hand-Held Thermal Imagers (HHTI) to Long-Range Reconnaissance and Observation Systems and the Battle Field Surveillance Radars.
The Israeli army delegation will also share with Indian army officers and men their experiences of tackling infiltration and militancy in Israel. “They will share their experiences with the officers and men in Occupied Kashmir”, source said.
There have been regular reports that Israeli army has been training the Indian army personnel to fight the violence in Occupied Kashmir. “Indian army officers and soldiers were trained by Israeli specialists in irregular warfare. They were also trained to handle the Israeli weapons including the most sophisticated surveillance grid meant to keep a watch on the movement of people along the LoC with Pakistan”, reports said.
Defence spokesman, Col A K Mathur while talking to Kashmir Times confirmed that the Israeli army delegation will be visiting in Occupied Kashmir in the first fortnight of October. “They will be here to enjoy the picturesque beauty of Occupied Kashmir and also review the functioning of the equipment sold to Indian army and deployed in Occupied Kashmir.
After real time testing, the Israeli officers would assess the role of these gadgets and check their effectiveness”, the defence spokesman said.
This will be the second trip of Israeli army officers to the strife torn state within four months. Earlier in the month of June, Israeli army delegation led by its Deputy Chief of General Staff, Major General Moshe Kaplinsky visited Jammu. The Indian forces use a wide array of Israeli-made surveillance devices, ranging from unattended ground sensors and Hand-Held Thermal Imagers (HHTI) to Long-Range Reconnaissance and Observation Systems and the Battle Field Surveillance Radars.
During their stay in Jammu, the Israeli army commanders visited the borders areas to check the functional compatibilities of a large number of military equipment, procured from Israel and installed close to Line of Control. —Agencies