Hizbullah has warned of an imminent confrontation with
Israel.
Nabil Qawk, Hizbullah's commander in southern Lebanon, warned that the
changes in the Middle East were leading to an "approaching encounter with
the Israeli enemy." Qawk called for a coordination of efforts against
Israel,
but did not elaborate.
The warning came as Hizbullah gunners fired anti-aircraft shells toward
several civilian targets in northern Israel on Thursday. Nobody was injured
but the shells sparked fires in the area, Middle East Newsline reported.
The warning came also during a meeting between Qawk and Islamic seminary
students in Sidon on Wednesday. The Hizbullah commander said the
Iranian-sponsored insurgency group has reached an unprecedented level of
preparations for war against Israel.
Hizbullah is said to have amassed nearly 10,000 rockets and short-range
missiles in southern Lebanon. Last month, Iranian sources asserted that some
of Hizbullah's heavy weapons were removed to the Bekaa Valley along the
Syrian border.
