AFP: Hezbollah threatens Israel’s infrastructure if attacked

Posted by Matt in February 16th, 2010 | no comment

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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Tuesday to unleash his guerilla group’s military might on Israel’s infrastructure, including Tel Aviv airport, should the Jewish state attack Lebanon.
“I say to the Israelis: if you attack Beirut’s Rafiq Hariri airport we will attack Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv,” he said in comments transmitted via video link [...]

Are Lebanon and Israel Headed for War? – ABC News

Posted by Matt in February 15th, 2010 | 2 comments

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To the casual observer, people on the streets of Beirut show no fear of war. But talk to many Lebanese today, and you’ll soon find war is very much on their minds.
Neither side wants to be guilty of starting the next war, but people in Lebanon say tension is now so high the smallest [...]

Nasrallah confident of crushing Israel

Posted by Matt in January 15th, 2010 | no comment

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Nasrallah, who is the leader of Hezbollah, knows something that most people aren’t thinking about. The next war with Israel will be a coordinated attack by Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas and probably Iran too. The attempt will be to crush and destroy Israel once and for all.
After the next war only one side will exist.
BEIRUT: [...]

Israel will respond to Iran’s & Hezbollah’s missiles with catastrophic weapons – International Analyst Network

Posted by Matt in January 7th, 2010 | no comment

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According to statements made by Israeli officials that were circulated in European diplomatic and intelligence reports, the Israeli army will not hesitate for one moment to respond to any biological or chemical attacks targeting its cities and villages. It will strongly hit the bombing sources of the missiles with similar devastating weapons that could kill, [...]

‘Iran asked Hamas, Hizbullah to coordinate Israel attacks’ | Headlines News | Jerusalem Post

Posted by Matt in January 3rd, 2010 | no comment

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A Lebanese Web site on Sunday quoted Saudi newspaper al-Madina as reporting that Iran nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili met with Hamas and Hizbullah officials, including Hamas politburo chief Khaled Mashaal, in Damasucs and asked them to orchestrate “operations” against Israel.

The report said that Jalili also traveled to Beirut and urged Hizbullah and Amal representatives to [...]

Hamas Officials’ Deaths Stoke Tensions – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in December 27th, 2009 | no comment

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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Sunday that two of its members were killed and at least two others were wounded in a bomb blast in southern Beirut.
It is the latest in a series of attacks against Hezbollah and Hamas militants in Lebanon and Syria that many in the region blame on Israel. Israel denies [...]

Hezbollah has global fundraising reach – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in November 25th, 2009 | no comment

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But over the years, there has been ample evidence that Hezbollah has a global reach and uses its connections to raise funds and to provide smuggled military equipment to supplement what it gets from Iran and Syria.
In October 2008, U.S. and Colombian law enforcement authorities broke up what they said was a Hezbollah cocaine-smuggling ring [...]

Hizbullah: still strong, getting weaker

Posted by Matt in September 23rd, 2009 | no comment

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One needn’t be a military expert to grasp that the next war against Israel will be very different for Hizbullah than the last one. By most accounts the party’s arsenal has been upgraded. It may well have anti-aircraft missiles today, some are suggesting the SAM-24 (Igla-S), and the secretary general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has warned [...]

War talk stalks Beirut | guardian.co.uk

Posted by Matt in August 15th, 2009 | no comment

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Meanwhile beneath the political bickering a greater challenge may lie on the horizon. There is talk of “war shopping”, of people storing up supplies in case growing Israeli rhetoric towards the country becomes a reality. Interestingly even Hariri stated recently that “We are neither against Iran, nor against Syria; we are only against Israel because [...]

Hezbollah stockpiles 40,000 rockets near Israel border – Times Online

Posted by Matt in August 4th, 2009 | no comment

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It helps to understand why a war might start between Hezbollah and Israel, and what are the implications.
At this point in time the most likely scenario for war between Hezbollah and Israel would be an Israeli attack on Iran. A response from Hezbollah would not be immediate. Most likely a coordinated attack from Hezbollah, Syria [...]