MI Chief: Hezbollah May Try To Attack North Soon

Military Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin told cabinet ministers on Sunday that there is a chance Lebanon-based Hezbollah guerillas may attempt a terror attack on Israel’s northern front in the near future.

According to Yadlin, Hezbollah views certain matters as unfinished business, namely the disputed border territories of Shaba Farms and the divided village of Ghajar, as well as Israel Air Force flights over Lebanon. Militants may use these issues as an excuse to carry out attacks, Yadlin said.

The intelligence chief also said that Israel’s enemies are continuing to bolster military force out of concern that tensions in the region will escalate this summer.
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Yadlin added that Syria is feeling increased international pressure and isolation because of its continued military support of Hezbollah, amid an environment of renewed ties with the West.

Last week, Israel and Hezbollah completed a long-awaited prisoner exchange, in which Hezbollah returned the bodies of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser in return for Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar, four Hezbollah militants and 197 bodies of enemy dead.

Now that the exchange has taken place, the defense establishment is worried that Hezbollah may seek a calculated escalation along the Lebanese border, and try to disrupt Israel Air Force flyovers in Lebanese airspace.

Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah declared last Wednesday, Appearing alongside Samir Kuntar on the day of the prisoner exchange, that his organization would now try to free the Lebanese land still occupied by Israel.

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