Hezbollah supporters march behind the coffin of Imad Mughniyeh, left, during his funeral procession in south Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday. Mughniyeh was the group's former security chief. The posters show other assassinated Hezbollah leaders. Mohammed Zaatari / AP (Photo from MSNBC)From Times Online:
Israel’s bloody offensive in Gaza may be drawing to a close but there were growing fears last night that a new conflict may be looming with Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
Nearly a year after suspected Israeli agents assassinated Imad Mughniyeh, the group’s military commander, sources on both sides of the Israeli-Lebanese border predict renewed conflict. The Shia militant fighter, credited with transforming his troops into one of the world’s most effective irregular armies, passed on to Hamas in Gaza some of the tactics that enabled Hezbollah to battle the Israeli army to a standstill in south Lebanon in 2006.
Hezbollah has vowed to avenge Mughniyeh’s death in a car bomb blast in Damascus on February 13 and, with the first anniversary coming up, Israel fears an imminent attack.
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My Comment: With the Israel - Hamas war winding down, the next war will be with Hezbollah. The leadership for both sides want it .... need it .... in order to reaffirm their commitment in front of their supporters. The only thing that may stop it, is the reluctance of many in Lebanon for another war .... but their reluctance can only go so far since Hezbollah's leaders are not listening.
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