Israeli Intelligence Warns of a Limited Hizbullah Retaliatory Attack
Head of Israel”s Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin has reportedly said that Hizbullah might carry out a limited attack in northern Israel via a Palestinian group to avenge the Jewish state”s military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Yadlin told a cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the blow Hizbullah received in 2006 made it wary of carrying out a major attack," according to Israeli daily Haaretz.
"Hizbullah might carry out a low-profile attack by means of a Palestinian organization that would be limited and not set the border on fire," Yadlin reportedly said.
He added that forces also remained on high alert in light of a possible Hizbullah strike against an Israeli target abroad to avenge the assassination of Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh in a car bombing in Damascus in Feb. last year.
Haaretz on Monday also quoted a government source in Jerusalem as saying the military is on high alert in the country”s north.