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Thursday, November 16, 2017
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Thursday, November 16, 2017
IDF chief: Iran trying to escalate in Lebanon, but war unlikely
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleResponding to claims in Arab media outlets that Israel is planning on attacking the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, IDF chief Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot tells the Saudi news site Elaph, “We have no intention of attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon leading to a war.”
“However,” he adds, “we will not accept a strategic threat to Israel.”
He says he has been happy with the past 11 years of quiet on the Lebanese border, that Israel sees “Iranian attempts to bring about an escalation,” but adds, “I think it’s unlikely at this stage.”
— Dov Lieber
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