Israel Prepares For Wider Conflict -- Sydney Morning Herald
ISRAEL is said to be considering further attacks in Syria and Lebanon following the air strikes on a weapons convoy this week, and on Friday claimed ''the entire axis of evil is coming apart''.
Officials said that the risks of military action to prevent Lebanese militia Hezbollah obtaining sophisticated weapons outweighed the threats of a response from either Syria or Iran.
Israel moved a third battery of its Iron Dome protective missile system up to the border with Lebanon to prepare for any retaliation from Hezbollah, following its reported attack on what it claimed were anti-aircraft missiles being supplied to the militant group by Syria.
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My Comment: Major General Eyal Ben-Reuven's assessment that the "axis of evil" is falling apart is probably a bit premature. What is not premature are reports that Israel is mulling a post-Assad security zone on the Syrian frontier.
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