Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Warns of New ‘War’ With Hezbollah
- Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Warns of New ‘War’ With Hezbollah
by The New Arab Staff, https://www.newarab.com/
Hezbollah and Israel have clashed numerous times since the 1980s.
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The chief of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate has warned that a new war with the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could break out during a speech at a security conference on Monday.
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Aharon Haliva said that Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was “close to making a mistake that could plunge the region into a big war” at Israel’s 2023 annual Herzliya Security Conference in Reichman University.
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“The chances of an escalation that could deteriorate into war is not low,” Haliva added. The comments come after a highly publicised military exercise conducted by Hezbollah in Aaramta, southern Lebanon, that showcased mock raids into Israel, with the group showing off an array of weaponry in the process.
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Nasrallah has previously warned that if there were “any attack in Lebanon” by Israel then “we’ll respond accordingly and without hesitation”.
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