Monday, May 7, 2012

Israel Reads The "Riot Act" To Hezbollah

UN peacekeepers stand guard on the Lebanese borders Photo: REUTERS

Israel Warns Hizbollah Over Iran -- The Telegraph

Any Hizbollah retaliation to an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would prompt Israel to launch a war in Lebanon so ferocious that it would take a decade to rebuild the villages it destroys, a senior Israeli military officer has warned.

Despite the inevitable international outcry, Israel would be left with no choice but to lay waste to swathes of southern Lebanon because Hizbollah has entrenched itself so deeply within the civilian population, he said.

The unusually stark warning comes after months of heightened speculation that the Israeli government is considering unilateral military action against Iran's nuclear installations despite opposition from the United States.

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My Comment:
Are these warnings a sign of things to come?

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