Ex-Israeli Intelligence Chief: Hizbullah Improving its Capabilities to Compensate for Poll Loss
Former Israeli Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Zeevi Farkash has said that Hizbullah will try to improve its military capabilities to compensate for its loss in the June 7 parliamentary elections.
"Hizbullah”s plan to improve its military capabilities is better for Israel because it facilitates an attack" on the Shiite group, Farkash told a conference at the National Security Research Center on Wednesday.
The party "will try to compensate for its loss in the elections by making a major leap in its military capabilities in order to transform itself into an organized army," the former intelligence chief said.
Farkash also expected that Hizbullah would confront Israel if its internal efforts to impose itself as a strong party fail.
He said the Shiite group is focusing on long-range missiles in its improvement of capabilities.
Farkash expected three scenarios for a new war: First, Hizbullah and Syria would retaliate by sending rockets on Israel after a military attack on Iran. This would flare the Lebanese-Israeli border. Second, the possibility of tension between Syria and Israel and in this case Hizbullah would back Damascus by attacking the Jewish state. Third, confrontations with Hizbullah would erupt in case of a new military operation against Hamas.