Israel Holding Lebanese Government Responsible for Any Hizbullah Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Lebanon is legitimizing Hizbullah and reiterated that Israel will hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attack from its territory.
"The government of Lebanon is making preparations to legitimize Hizbullah," Netanyahu said Sunday in reference to consultations to form a new unity government, "and that will not happen without them facing the consequences."
"The government in Beirut is a sovereign entity, and any attack launched from Lebanese territory is by the government and at its approval," Netanyahu warned at the weekly cabinet meeting, according to Israeli Army Radio.
The Jerusalem Post said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak expressed support to Netanyahu”s remarks.
The Israeli premier”s stance came the same day Haaretz newspaper reported that Saudi Arabia and the United States are pressing Syria to demarcate its border with Lebanon, in order to allow for the beginning of an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Shebaa Farms area.