From Israeli military official says low chances of war in 2017
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA senior Israeli military officer says the army believes the Middle East’s chaos has weakened the country’s enemies, creating a low probability of war involving Israel in 2017.
The official says the army concluded that neither Hezbollah in Lebanon nor Hamas in the Gaza Strip is interested in sparking a new conflict.
The official speaks on condition of anonymity according to military protocol. He is sharing an official year-end intelligence assessment.
He says Hezbollah is mired in the Syrian civil war while Hamas has lost much of its support from the outside. Still, the official cautions that an unexpected “dynamic of escalation” could always risk sparking a new conflict.
— AP
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