11/7/2008- AFP- Two years after the war between Israel and Hizbullah, Beirut is still grappling with political instability, sectarian unrest, economic stagnation, and an increasingly powerful Hizbullah. (more…)
Israel frets ‘tripling’ in Hizbullah’s rocket force
10/7/2008- AFP- Hizbullah now has three times more rockets than it had when Israel went to war with Lebanon two years ago, Israeli public radio cited intelligence officials as telling a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. (more…)
Barak: We Won’t Tolerate Hizbullah’s Violation of 1701
9/7/2008- AP- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert would summon his Security Cabinet Wednesday to discuss alleged violations by Hizbullah of a two-year-old cease-fire, Israel Army Radio reported. (more…)
CIA Director: Hizbullah May Not Back Iran in U.S. Clash
9/7/2008-CIA Director Michael Hayden has said Hizbullah may not be willing to attack American interests and provoke a global fight in retaliation for a U.S. or Israeli strike on Iran.
If Iran was attacked and pressured Hizbullah to retaliate, the Shiite group may be especially reluctant to disrupt international oil supplies for fear of triggering a backlash, Hayden told Bloomberg in an interview Tuesday.
He was responding to speculation about a possible attack on Iran that has raised tensions throughout the Middle East, helped push up the price of crude oil and overshadowed a diplomatic effort to constrain Iranian nuclear ambitions.
He said Hizbullah would need to weigh whether any action it took against the U.S. would involve it in a war.
“Is it in Hizbullah’s interest to become involved in a global war against the United States of America? That’s a question to be answered,” Hayden told Bloomberg.
He said that the costs of an attack on U.S. interests “are different than Hizbullah operating against Israel.”
Hayden described the relationship between Tehran and the Lebanese Shiite party as “a partnership” with “a senior and junior partner, but it’s also not a marionette theater either.”
Israel: Prisoner Swap Deal Signed with Hizbullah
8/7/2008- Israel’s military said it began digging up the bodies of Lebanese fighters Monday after the government struck a deal with Hizbullah guerrillas to swap five living prisoners and dozens of bodies for two Israeli soldiers captured in 2006. (more…)
Israeli Attack on Iran Likely, Pentagon Official Tells ABC News
1/7/2008- Israel is increasingly likely to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities this year, ABC News reported, citing an unidentified Pentagon official. (more…)
Hizbullah-Israel prisoner swap could take place ‘in two weeks’
1/7/2008- AFP- A prisoner swap with Hizbullah could go ahead in two weeks if the Lebanese resistance provides a report on the fate of an Israeli airman who went missing in Lebanon in 1986, officials said on Monday. (more…)
Israeli Cabinet approves prisoner swap with Hizbullah
30/6/2008- AFP-The Israeli Cabinet gave its green light Sunday for a prisoner exchange with Hizbullah, even though two soldiers captured by the resistance two years ago are assumed by Israeli officials to be dead. (more…)
Hizbullah, Israel reach deal on prisoner swap - Israeli daily
27/6/2008- Hizbullah and Israel have prepared a written agreement on a prisoner exchange that the cabinet of the Jewish state will deliberate on Sunday and possible approve, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday. If approved, Israel will sign the deal that will then be taken to Beirut by the German mediators for Hizbullah’s signature, the Israeli daily said. (more…)
Israeli Government to Vote on Prisoner Swap with Hizbullah
26/6/2008- The Israeli government will vote on Sunday on a possible prisoner exchange with Hizbullah, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said. (more…)
Lebanese Youth Flees Israel to his Southern Hometown
25/6/2008- A Lebanese citizen has fled Israel to his southern hometown of Qlayaa after crossing the border at Marjayoun-Khiam. (more…)