Israel Prepares For War Against Hezbollah

Nervous Israel Prepares For War With Hezbollah -- Washington Times

Israeli's military is watching the Syrian conflict with a wary eye, concerned about spillover and actively preparing for battle against the Lebanon-based Islamic militant group, Hezbollah.

The border between Israel and Lebanon has been mostly quiet since 2006, when battle between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces wrapped in a draw, The Times of Israel reports. Israeli forces see the intensifying conflict between Syrian rebel and government fighters as a springboard to Hezbollah uprising, however.

The Times of Israel reports the fall of President Bashar Assad — or an Israeli strike against Hezbollah ally Iran — could prove the final straw that leads to outright war.

“There is an increase in tension because of Syria,” a senior commander in the military’s Northern Command said about a possible battle with Hezbollah, in The Times of Israel.

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Update #1: IDF: We're ready for possible Hezbollah conflict -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Update #2: Israel prepares for next war with Hezbollah -- Huffington Post/AP
Update #3: Go Ahead, Try It, We Dare You -- Strategy Page

My Comment: Israel and Hezbollah have both been conducting a "hot" covert war for quite a while. It will not take much to ramp this up into an overt and public conflict that would probably match the last war that occurred in 2006.