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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Archives) Last update - 11:16 02/04/2008 Intelligence officers: Hezbollah may strike Israel via third party By Yuval Azoulay Tags: Israel, Ehud Barak, Hezbollah  Hezbollah may try to carry out an attack in the North with the help of another paramilitary organization, which can provide it with deniability, intelligence officers told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense committee yesterday (Tuesday). "We clearly identify a great deal of activity among Hezbollah," the intelligence officers said. "It is growing stronger on all levels, improving its systems, its units and is receiving a great deal of weapons and missiles for medium and long distances. Hezbollah is readying itself for an escalation that may break out in the North as a result of an operation against Israel. We are not discounting any possibility - there are assessments that they may carry out an operation in the North through another organization," the officers told the MKs. Responding to a question on the presence of long-range missiles in the Hezbollah arsenal south of the Litani river, the intelligence officers said that "Hezbollah is operating in southern Lebanon, mostly in the villages, in secret and in civilian garb." Advertisement Yesterday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and deputy Chief of Staff Dan Harel visited the northern border, accompanied by GOC Northern Command, Major General Gadi Eisenkut. "We are looking at this calm and quiet view, but we know that underground there is a great deal of activity," Barak said ysterday. Echoing the intelligence analysis he said that "Hezbollah is growing more powerful, but so are we and we are following developments. Meanwhile, Hezbollah is deterred but we are on guard, there is daily activity of combat troops and we are learning the lessons of the last war. Israel is the strongest country in the region, and I would not recommend that any one from the other side of the border test us." Related articles: Defense officials: Hezbollah rockets can reach almost all of Israel ANALYSIS / Nasrallah threatened punishment for Mughniyah, not revenge Nasrallah: The Zionist entity can be wiped out of existence Deal still in the works despite killing of Mughniyah Bookmark to del.icio.us   Bread will abound J'lem court allows pizzerias, bakeries to sell leavened products during Passover. The looking glass A T.A. film festival tackles Israel's hardest issues from war to polygamy.   1.   The Fearmongers are hard at work 03:14  |  POP 02/04/08   2.   Hezbollah is always Partying about something 04:11  |  Zev 02/04/08   3.   Easy there POP, one more O and your are crowned 04:57  |  Romano 02/04/08   4.   Freeze you`re on remote camera 05:07  |  Panther Jet 02/04/08   5.   # 1 05:10  |  Jeff 02/04/08   6.   #1 POP `s ME KOAN 05:16  |  Panther Jet 02/04/08   7.   Like Duh Dude! 05:18  |  Mark Lincoln 02/04/08   8.   no problem tell hezbollah we hold them responsible will hit them 05:30  |  ralph 02/04/08   9.   Israel 05:34  |  USA 02/04/08   10.   What other terrorist guerila groups are there RIGHT ??? 05:54  |  M. S. 02/04/08   11.   Hizbollah doesn`t need to use a "third party" 06:25  |  Natallie Durson 02/04/08   12.   #7, Mark you are stating the obvious about the obvious 06:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/04/08   13.   If Long Range Missiles Hit Israel 06:48  |  Kipperraes 02/04/08   14.   Inference of the last war in Lebanon. 08:09  |  Jean Van Daem 02/04/08   15.   To Jeff: POOP and History books??? What got into you? 08:36  |  Dan 02/04/08   16.   HESBALLA has already taken responsibility for an attack 08:46  |  PETER SM 02/04/08   17.   Hez.may strike Israel via 3rd party 08:58  |  Millicent 02/04/08   18.   Lincoln sneers at legitimate fears 09:40  |  x-ray 02/04/08   19.   BRAVO ISRAELIS 09:41  |  indrajaya 02/04/08   20.   Chief danger to us: Israeli militaristic nuts, not Hezbollah 09:41  |  www.kibush.co.il 02/04/08   21.   what a load of BS 09:52  |  VIPER 02/04/08   22.   They will probably come from underground 09:55  |  Joey 02/04/08   23.   LINCOLN POP."DUH" ?? Nasrallah said they would attack 10:00  |  PETER SM 02/04/08   24.   Israel in Action 11:25  |  Natallie Durson 02/04/08   25.   #20 Viper 11:54  |  Angus 02/04/08   26.   Hizeballa long range missiles not the only problem 11:57  |  Alex 02/04/08   27.   Another forum for E. Barak: the drum 12:33  |  Steve the Pals. 02/04/08   28.   Pushing hard for media coverage. 13:06  |  Stephen. 02/04/08   29.   Which country is full of warmongers? 15:34  |  Mike 02/04/08   30.   Durson 16:48  |  Jeff 02/04/08   31.   hezbollah knows,as long as olmert is PM they will win again 17:54  |  chaim 02/04/08   32.   This time, use FAE`s profusely, intensely & with purpose. 18:14  |  Pssd off American. 02/04/08   33.   TO NO 12. 18:49  |  DANNY. 02/04/08   34.   #33, DANNY 23:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 02/04/08   35.   How about distributing gas masks now and not after it`s too late 01:04  |  Nuchem 03/04/08   36.   #25, ANGUS, no logic at all 03:05  |  VIPER 03/04/08   37.   So what should Israel`s response be, in case Hezballah attacks? 05:24  |  Fortuna Benmayor 03/04/08   38.   ANYtime any place nasrulala 12:33  |  mikey 03/04/08   39.   Israel like Rip Van Winkle waits to get hit first 19:32  |  Chelmer 03/04/08   40.   nu. 37 19:35  |  Aunt Tillie 03/04/08   41.   natalie from lala land 02:52  |  larry from maine 04/04/08

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