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Hezbollah source: 'Big surprise' awaits Israel if it attacks Lebanon
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Hezbollah, Israel News 

A senior Hezbollah-linked journalist reiterated Monday the Lebanese militia's threat that a "big surprise" awaits Israel should it decide to engage in another conflict with the group.

Ibrahim al-Amin, the editor of the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, made the comments in a piece published under the headline of "Israel is threatening to destroy Lebanon. What will happen to it during wartime?"

Al-Amin, who usually uses reliable sources from within Hezbollah, warned that Israel needs to seriously consider the ramifications of a future attack on Lebanon.
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He was responding to recent comments by senior Israel Defense Forces officers that Israel will use "disproportionate power" in its next conflict with Hezbollah as it did in 2006 Second Lebanon War.

"What do they imagine Hezbollah's reaction will be? They actually say it has 40,000 missiles... Are they preparing for things that they have not considered and that others have not considered?" asked Al-Amin.

"Who said that Hezbollah does not think about all of the options which the enemy will use, including those which have been mentioned recently."

On Sunday, Hezbollah officials dismissed the Israeli threats of massive destruction in a future conflict in Lebanon as "media war," speaking to the United Arab Emirates newspaper Al Ittihad.



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      1.   Gamal nasser of Egypt promised a big surprise in 1967 also....... 13:30  |  Vittorio 06/10/08
      2.   Big Surorise? - Remember tears of SINIORA ! 13:31  |  Vittorio 06/10/08
      3.   Lebanese! Be careful regerding HEZBALLAH - NASRALLAH ! They lead 13:32  |  Vittorio 06/10/08
      4.   hezbollah 13:35  |  fish israel 06/10/08
      5.   Why would the reps of Iran`s front troops on Israel`s border keep 13:41  |  Sonja 06/10/08
      6.   The terrorists alwyas attack first and they complained 13:45  |  Dan 06/10/08
      7.   Hezbanon will be gone 13:47  |  no surprise 06/10/08
      8.   Remember Kfar Giladi 13:49  |  Al 06/10/08
      9.   do all the moslims have nothing better to do 13:59  |  Daniela 06/10/08
      10.   THEY do not remember it`s Hezb.threatening Israel again 14:12  |  PETER SM 06/10/08
      11.   Again attack first and wipe them out then we will talk and see!!! 14:13  |  arthur 06/10/08
      12.   " including those which have been mentioned recently." 14:13  |  JP 06/10/08
      13.   Hisbola mouth is bigger than the brain of nasrala and his army 14:19  |  Isaac Abu Nissim 06/10/08
      14.   Yawn... 14:19  |  ScotGuy 06/10/08
      15.   Sounds like they are scared 14:19  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 06/10/08
      16.   Nasrallah and his surprises..... 14:22  |  leven5 06/10/08
      17.   AL it was the Lebs & Hezb calling for a ceasefire 14:24  |  PETER SM 06/10/08
      18.   So when an Israeli Jew 14:27  |  Paul Wood 06/10/08
      19.   This daily nyah nyah nyah is becoming a bore 14:37  |  x-ray 06/10/08
      20.   the only loosers are lebanese 14:37  |  Igor D. 06/10/08
      21.   Israel has never defeated Hizbollah 14:43  |  Natallie Durson 06/10/08
      22.   THEY are worried a large Israeli contingent can catch them hiding 14:43  |  PETER SM 06/10/08
      23.   Nasrallah an Iranian pretending to be Arab 14:44  |  Rahimi 06/10/08
      24.   Paul Wood: You "Wonder what the surprise is hopefully Russian"? 14:49  |  Vittorio 06/10/08
      25.   FOG OF WAR 14:51  |  Barry S. Roffman 06/10/08
      26.   No one is asking WHY WOULD ISRAEL ATTACK LEBANON for God`s sake? 14:51  |  S 06/10/08
      27.   the big surprise: lack of caring by Hezbollah for Leb. civilians 15:04  |  Richard S 06/10/08
      28.   don`t you Israelis have nothing better to do???? 15:07  |  sigma 06/10/08
      29.   Hizballah - god`s party - is an Iranian force which has already 15:11  |  Fawaz 06/10/08
      30.   Libanon a friend with a cancer head 15:14  |  jacques 06/10/08
      31.   And Olmert is still sitting in control? What is going on? 15:14  |  just wondering 06/10/08
      32.   Rahimi 15:15  |  Shia of Ali 06/10/08
      33.   Making the I.D.F. a credible deterrent once again is a ... 15:17  |  Jean Van Daem 06/10/08
      34.   Paul wood 15:17  |  Allon 06/10/08
      35.   Well, as Hezbollah is considered a reliable... 15:25  |  Dutch Dirk 06/10/08
      36.   PAUL WOOD: Russians are not so stupid, 15:28  |  Isaac Abu Nissim 06/10/08
      37.   SIGMA 15:34  |  ANDY 06/10/08
      38.   Sigma about war crimes, Ahmedinajad is still loose 15:39  |  Rahimi 06/10/08
      39.   #sigma Ankara Odi et Amo 15:40  |  Alberto 06/10/08
      40.   #33 Isaac Abu Nissim 15:50  |  Paul Wood 06/10/08
      41.   occupation is the crime, enough! 15:56  |  peace 06/10/08
      42.   #13 ISAAC 16:05  |  BIG SUR 06/10/08
      43.   #34 Allon 16:07  |  Paul Wood 06/10/08
      44.   #35 Dutch Smirk, If you go fight in Lebanon I will rejoin IDF 16:14  |  Big Sur 06/10/08
      45.   #41 What occupation? Samaria and Judea are jewish land, pals are 16:14  |  JP 06/10/08
      46.   Vittorio 16:16  |  Westwell 06/10/08
      47.   Dutch Dirk #35 licking his a*s in delight at Hezb hitting Israel 16:18  |  S 06/10/08
      48.   40 Mr Wood I assume you talk from ignorance allow an explanation 16:20  |  Big Sur 06/10/08
      49.   Am I the only one? 16:20  |  Harry 06/10/08
      50.   #41 the man of peace from ohio and occupation 16:25  |  victor hardman 06/10/08
      51.   To Peace Listen read this and learn 16:25  |  Big Sur 06/10/08
      52.   Carnival time!! 16:26  |  ScotGuy 06/10/08
      53.   Israel hit with surprise? Response will be total - finally. 1967? 16:31  |  common sense 06/10/08
      54.   to 41 peace, time for you to evacuate all America.. 16:36  |  maurice 06/10/08
      55.   to 41 peace, please explain to us....... 16:39  |  maurice 06/10/08
      56.   occupation came after relentless arab attacks 16:39  |  George 06/10/08
      57.   #32 Rahimi 16:44  |  Daniela 06/10/08
      58.   WOOD Israel never will sale?.. 16:49  |  Isaac Abu Nissim 06/10/08
      59.   #48 Big Sur 17:03  |  Paul Wood 06/10/08
      60.   #44, Big Sur... 17:08  |  Silvienne 06/10/08
      61.   #28 Sigma 17:08  |  Daniela 06/10/08
      62.   Big Surprise 17:16  |  Piode 06/10/08
      63.   #21 Durson: On Defining "Victory" 17:20  |  Peter 06/10/08
      64.   peace 41: You say: occupation will end, and peace will come..... 17:30  |  Vittorio 06/10/08
      65.   I`M CONFUSED 18:01  |  indrajaya 06/10/08
      66.   Actually Nasrallah, It`s no Surprise 18:02  |  Tzfonit 06/10/08
      67.   `Big surprise` =???WMD??? 18:10  |  Mr.Wonder 06/10/08
      68.   TRAUMA 18:14  |  Olaff 06/10/08
      69.   Silvienne vr Big Sur (#60) 18:18  |  Gil 06/10/08
      70.   Silvienne vr Big Sur (#60) 18:19  |  Gil 06/10/08
      71.   Real WAR 18:23  |  Test Livni 06/10/08
      72.   Hezbollah tanks in Tel Aviv will be surprize 18:37  |  CM 06/10/08
      73.   #65 Indrajaya 18:40  |  Daniela 06/10/08
      74.   #70 Gil , Forgive Silvienne like all haters of Israel all talk 18:41  |  Big Sur 06/10/08
      75.   Shalom Gil Part 2 about Silvienne 18:45  |  Big Sur 06/10/08
      76.   Sounds like chemical weapons 18:57  |  Not a Dhimmi no more 06/10/08
      77.   How do they afford 40,000? 19:00  |  rigma 06/10/08
      78.   Aw Silvienne always so concerned for the rights of the underdog 19:08  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/10/08
      79.   No Thanks Hezbollah 19:34  |  American Lebanese 06/10/08
      80.   I Am Sure There Will Be Enough Suprises to Go Around 19:57  |  JP 06/10/08
      81.   #79 American Lebanese: Here`s the Rub! 20:08  |  Brad 06/10/08
      82.   natalie durson 20:09  |  asad ul uslam 06/10/08
      83.   Hizbullah "big Surprise"... 20:12  |  Dwido 06/10/08
      84.   # 63 Peter 20:28  |  Natallie Durson 06/10/08
      85.   Hezbollah`s big surprise 20:30  |  Brod 06/10/08
      86.   to Vittorio, Nasrallahs men are not Nasser`s men 20:51  |  gus 06/10/08
      87.   To fishIsraeli what do you expect them to say 20:56  |  gus 06/10/08
      88.   To American Lebanese Israel will not allow the Army to be 21:08  |  gus 06/10/08
      89.   Attack first! 21:34  |  rigma 06/10/08
      90.   Some advice for Natallie Durson 21:39  |  leo 06/10/08
      91.   Who are Hezbollah 21:40  |  Obama08 06/10/08
      92.   #26 S, I`ll be your huckleberry 21:41  |  Ben Alofs 06/10/08
      93.   Natalie Durson, your analogy is based on the past 21:44  |  Simon 06/10/08
      94.   #28 sigma, you hit the nail on the head 21:45  |  Ben Alofs 06/10/08
      95.   #49 Harry, don`t be silly. Yes, you are the only one. 22:02  |  Ben Alofs 06/10/08
      96.   Gus 22:26  |  Jane 06/10/08
      97.   Bark, bark, bark... all you do is bark 22:31  |  Che 06/10/08
      98.   To Guz Read 81 22:35  |  American 06/10/08
      99.   Lebanon is finished. 01:09  |  Charlie the Fist 07/10/08
      100.   After having heard about the words of solace 01:11  |  Jew- and Bookburner 07/10/08
      101.   YOU ALL FORGET the last war? 01:21  |  VIPER 07/10/08
      102.   Big surprise? 01:25  |  Jeff 07/10/08
      103.   B..ALOFS. 700000 were NOT evicted.Arabs tried to evict ALL Jews 01:34  |  PETER SM 07/10/08
      104.   re 43 paul wood a minority in his own country 01:49  |  alan the real one 07/10/08
      105.   BRILLIANT FLASH, HEAT BLAST, RADIOACTIVITY 02:14  |  JEWISH DOctor 07/10/08
      106.   B.ALOFS Prof Morris continued 02:27  |  PETER SM 07/10/08
      107.   B.ALOFS Professor Morris final section 02:32  |  PETER SM 07/10/08
      108.   hizbullah 02:44  |  ikje 07/10/08
      109.   simple analysis to all israel backers 02:51  |  independent observer 07/10/08
      110.   American Lebanese #79, I agree and Shia of Ali as far as you go 03:06  |  Palestinian Prince 07/10/08
      111.   Jewish Doctor, did your license expire? 03:12  |  Palestinian Prince 07/10/08
      112.   Israel`s big problem with hez eboli 03:21  |  Larzbeach 07/10/08
      113.   nothing those murderers could possibly think of could be a 03:44  |  glenna 07/10/08
      114.   Hezbollah surprise? 04:39  |  geoff 07/10/08
      115.   Israel May Use Nukes On Hez 05:16  |  Dave Levy 07/10/08
      116.   What israel only knows how to kill 05:43  |  erin 07/10/08
      117.   ERIN .Nasrallah gave NO info on the Israeli POW`s he murdered 06:16  |  PETER SM 07/10/08
      118.   erin Nasrullah only knows how to lie if that`s the case 07:01  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 07/10/08
      119.   "Big Surprise" 07:54  |  Rina 07/10/08
      120.   #68 Olaff`s big TRAUMA 08:14  |  Hastaroth 07/10/08
      121.   Thank you jane God Bless you. Peace 08:40  |  gus 07/10/08
      122.   to Margie, He never lied to his people, not once 08:49  |  gus 07/10/08
      123.   to independent observer, you are right and more 08:54  |  gus 07/10/08
      124.   gus once and for all Nasrallah started the war by bombarding 09:48  |  PETER SM 07/10/08
      125.   #84;Natalie Durson,and human sheilds 13:35  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 07/10/08
      126.   #69 & #70, Gil... 16:34  |  Silvienne 07/10/08
      127.   #74, Big Sur`s other profession: "Mindreader" 16:35  |  Silvienne 07/10/08
      128.   #75, Time to go home, Big Sur... 16:39  |  Silvienne 07/10/08
      129.   #78, Margie and her "olive branch"... 16:40  |  Silvienne 07/10/08
      130.   #101, VIPER.... 16:44  |  Silvienne 07/10/08
      131.   independent observer (109)if you got frogs in numbers close by 21:18  |  Jew- and Bookburner 07/10/08
      132.   Re: Yawn 21:36  |  Mel 07/10/08
      133.   We can only hope... 22:30  |  Advocate4Liberty 07/10/08
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