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Lebanon lodges UN complaint over perceived 'Israeli threats'
By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service
Tags: Imad Mugniyeh, Hezbollah 

Prime Minister Fuad Siniora sent a letter of protest to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, having received the cabinet's approval of a decision to formally complain about what it perceived as recent Israeli threats against Lebanon.

Siniora urged Ban to inform the UN Security Council's member nations of the seriousness of the Israeli threats, according to his office.

"To hear what Israeli officials say, one would think Israel was showering
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ebanon with roses during its last aggression," he said of the 2006 summer war between Israel and Hezbollah, in which over 1,200 Lebanese - mostly civilians - were killed.

Siniora was responding to remarks made earlier this week by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who said Israel would dispense with restrictions it has so far imposed on itself in combating Hezbollah on Lebanese soil should Lebanon "become a Hezbollah state."

Meanwhile, a military source close to the Lebanon-based Hezbollah told a Kuwaiti daily on Friday that the is planning to avenge the assassination of its second-in-command, Imad Mughniyah.

Hezbollah has accused Israel of orchestrating the Damascus car bombing which killed Mughniyeh in February. Sheikh Ahmed Murad told the newspaper Hezbollah would take action "as soon as the conditions are ripe."

"The revenge will be rattling, and big surprises can be expected," Murad said, warning that "Israel and its generals will not enjoy stability.

New intelligence on Hezbollah's intentions to abduct Israelis abroad prompted the government's counterterrorism unit this week to issue a warning to travelers, who were advised to take special precautions.

The threat comes days after the government's counterterrorism unit issued a warning to Israeli travelers to take special precautions, following new intelligence on Hezbollah's intentions to abduct Israelis abroad prompted.

The Counter-terrorism Bureau, a branch in the Prime Minister's Office, explained that intelligence reports suggested Hezbollah is planning abductions as its revenge for the assassination of Mughniyeh, the militia's former operations chief.

Israel has denied any involvement in the bombing. But the Sunday Times in London quoted "informed Israeli sources" that the Mossad spy agency carried out the car bombing that killed Mughniyeh.

Hezbollah has previously vowed to avenge Mughniyeh's death by attacking Israel or Israelis abroad.

The travel advisory set this week was a general warning, applicable to the entire world, not any specific travel destinations.

According to people within the intelligence community, Israel does possess specific information regarding the location where Hezbollah plans to attack. But the Counter-terrorism Bureau's warning says it applies to all countries.

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