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| July 21, 2012
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Israel’s Defense Minister Barak: Israel may have to seize advanced weapons in Syria

Israel’s Defense Minister says IDF prepared for military operation should Syrian government  hand missiles or chemical weapons over to Hezbollah.

By REUTERS

 

Israel is preparing for a possible military intervention in Syria in case the Syrian government hands missiles or chemical weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Friday.

IDF's Givati Brigade excercise - Photo: IDF Spokesman's Office

IDF’s Givati Brigade exercise
Photo: IDF Spokesman’s Office

“I have instructed the military to increase its intelligence preparations and prepare what is needed so that … (if necessary) … we will be able to consider carrying out an operation,” Barak said in an interview on Channel 10 television. Continue Reading »

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| July 21, 2012
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Bulgaria Police on the Lookout for Another Suspect

The Bulgarian police are holding a manhunt for another suspect they believe assisted the terrorist who carried out the terrorist attack in Burgas.

By Elad Benari, Canada

 

Bulgarian police are conducting a manhunt for another suspect who is believed to have assisted the terrorist who carried out the attack in Burgas which killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian citizen on Wednesday.

Bus destroyed in Burgas attack

Tourist Bus destroyed in Burgas attack
Photo: Reuters

According to a report in NRG-Ma’ariv, local security forces suspect that the suspect may be in possession of another bomb.

The report said that due to the suspicion that the suspect may have more explosives, extra security was placed in hotels in Burgas where Israelis are known to be staying. Continue Reading »

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| July 21, 2012
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Hezbollah terrorists stick to the same formula

All of the Hezbollah’s targets have met the same criteria in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Thailand, and most recently, Kenya and Cyprus. All of these countries are easy to enter & exit.

By Yoav Limor

Israel’s official spokespeople were unanimous on Thursday: Hezbollah is responsible for the terror attack in Bulgaria. These resolute words were meant not only to pin responsibility on the terror organization, but to try to dissuade it from future attacks.

What led Israel to this conclusion was its accumulated expertise, experience, circumstantial evidence and a smidgen of intelligence. Israel’s conclusion, based on its experience in recent years relentlessly pursuing terrorists on many continents and in many countries, is that the terrorists employed the same methods that they use almost every time.

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| July 19, 2012
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Suspected Bulgaria suicide bomber had fake Michigan license

Photo obtained by ABC shows driver’s license with name ‘Jacque Felipe Martin’ &  Louisiana address, which actually belongs to a casino; Bulgaria police yet to determine whether U.S. passport is also fake.

By Haaretz and Yaniv Kubovich

 

The suspected suicide bomber who blew up a bus of Israeli tourists in Bulgaria had a fake Michigan’s driver’s license, ABC reported on Thursday, displaying an image of the license with the name Jacque Felipe Martin.

Screenshot of ABC

Image obtained by ABC shows license with the name ‘Jacque Felipe Martin – Screenshot of ABC

The attack, which occurred Wednesday in the Burgas airport, killed five Israelis and wounded 34. Continue Reading »

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| July 19, 2012
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Bulgaria, U.S. with Israel seeking Security Council condemnation of Burgas terrorist attack

Israel launches diplomatic campaign, in wake of terror attack, demanding Hezbollah & the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard be added to EU’s list of terror orgs.

 

After the terror attack comes the diplomatic campaign. Israel and Bulgaria are working with the U.S. and other countries to draft a condemnation of the Burgas terror attack for the UN Security Council, say sources in the Foreign Ministry. At the same time, Israeli ambassadors worldwide have been instructed to appeal to the heads of state of their respective countries to issue official condemnations of the attack.

Burgas

An Israeli survivor is carried on a wheelchair to an ambulance as he leaves a hospital in the city of Burgas – Photo by REUTERS

“Expressions of condemnation by leaders of foreign countries are critical and send a clear message from the international community to terrorists and Iran,” said a telegram sent by acting Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Ben-Dor early this morning to the heads of Israeli delegations around the world. Continue Reading »

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| July 19, 2012
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IDF intel chief: ‘Golan Heights turning into terror base like the Sinai,’

Assad has pulled troops out of the Golan to fight the rebels, creating a power vacuum there • Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warns “The Golan is liable to become an arena of operations against Israel in much the same way the Sinai is today” • Hezbollah’s arsenal six times larger than Lebanon War II of 2006.

By Mati Tuchfeld, the Associated Press and Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israel Defense Forces Director of Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Tuesday warned that global jihadists have moved into Syrian territory bordering the Golan Heights and could soon use the area to stage attacks on Israel.

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| July 19, 2012
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Hezbollah’s missiles are Syrian, boasts Nasrallah

In his speech marking Second Lebanon War’s 6th anniversary, Nasrallah says ‘shahids’ killed in Damascus blast were ‘our comrades in struggle against Israeli enemy’

By Roi Kais

 

 

“Israel is rejoicing today because the pillars of the Syrian Army were hit. That’s what Israel wants – that Syria won’t have a strong army, only a police force,” Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah told supporters in Beirut Wednesday via video feed.

Nasrallah's address Photo: AFP

Nasrallah’s address
Photo: AFP

Nasrallah, who addressed the crowd to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, pointed out the ties between his organization and the Syrian regime and praised the top Syrian officials who were killedin Wednesday’s blast in Damascus for their support of the Palestinians. Continue Reading »

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| July 18, 2012
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Reported by Hezbollah: Denies Responsibility for Terror Attack in Burgas

A Hezbollah representative pointed out that the group “does not wage a war on tourists,” Interfax reports.

 

 

Radical Shiite group Hezbollah has allegedly denied responsibility for the terror attack on Israeli tourists on Bulgarian soil on Wednesday.

Bulgaria: Hezbollah Denies Responsibility for Burgas Terror Attack - Report


Photo by bTV

A Hezbollah representative has described the allegation that the group was involved in the attack as “laughable,” pointing out that the group “does not wage a war on tourists,” Interfax reports, citing Annashra.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the attack was probably initiated by a group under the auspices of “either Iran or other radical Muslim groups,” and named Hezbollah and Hamas as likely suspects.

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| July 17, 2012
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Spain is to Withdraw Half of its UNIFIL Troops from Lebanon

Spain is to reduce from its 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

By DPA

 

Spain will withdraw up to half of its military contingent in Lebanon by the end of the year, Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said Tuesday, justifying the decision partly on budget cuts demanded by the country’s economic crisis.

UNIFIL forces August 3, 2010 (AP)

UNIFIL forces on patrol in southern Lebanon, August 2010.- Photo by AP

Spain has had about 1,100 troops in Lebanon since 2006 as part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). That outfit was originally created in 1978 to restore peace and security after Israel’s withdrawal from the country. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2012
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Report: Hezbollah’s drone crashed in Lebanon

Lebanese report says UAV crashes in Baalbek town of Younin. Crash site cordoned off then ‘sanitized’ 

By Roi Kais

 

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle belonging to Hezbollah crashed in northeast Lebanon Saturday, Lebanon’s Christian channel MTV reported. No additional details were immediately available. The channel is not affiliated with Hezbollah.

Israel’s ‘Shoval’ (UAV-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). NOT the type used in Lebanon – Photo: courtesy of the Israel Air Force

Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that eye witnesses noticed an unidentified object falling from the sky in the Baalbek town of Younin. The object, which was in flames, led to a fire in the area prompting Civil Defense teams and security agencies to the scene. Continue Reading »

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| July 15, 2012
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The Suspect detained in Cyprus was planning Attack on Israeli targets for Hezbollah

According to the local media reports, the Lebanese man, who collected information on Israeli tourists in Cyprus, admitted after his arrest, that he was a member of the Hezbollah .

By Barak Ravid

A Lebanese man who was detained by Cyprus police for planning attacks against Israeli tourists was planning the attacks for Hezbollah, local media quoted security officials as saying on Saturday.

El Al plane

An El Al jet: The suspect had information on Israel-bound flights. – Photo by Archive

According to press reports from the newspapers Sigma Live and Phileleftheros, security forces in Cyprus arrested a 24-year-old Lebanese citizen, who also holds a Swedish passport, after receiving information from Israeli intelligence. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2012
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Minister Ya’alon threatens Hezbollah, demands US toughen its Iranian stance

Strategic affairs minister says Iran believes itself immune from further US action before the November election & warns Hezbollah of “heavy price” if it attacks Israel at behest of Tehran or Damascus.

By REUTERS

 

The United States must do more to show Iran it is serious about curtailing its nuclear ambitions because the current pressure is not working, Vice Premier Moshe Ya’alon said on Thursday.

PM Netanyahu & Deputy PM Yaalon - Photo: Reuters

PM Netanyahu & Deputy PM Yaalon – Photo: Reuters

Ya’alon also fired a warning at the terrorist Hezbollah movement in neighboring Lebanon, saying the Shi’ite group would be crushed if it tried to attack Israel at the behest of Tehran in any future war.

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| July 12, 2012
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Olmert: Even before Lebanon War II, Israel knew it was hopeless to retrieve the abducted IDF soldiers

The capture of reservists Ehud Goldwasser & Eldad Regev in a cross border raid in July ’06 triggered a 34-day war in Lebanon; their bodies were returned in a 2008 prisoner-exchange deal.

By Gili Cohen

 

Israel’s leadership knew it was hopeless to try and retrieve Israel Defense Forces soldiers abducted in 2006, an action which sparked the Second Lebanon War, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Thursday.

Ehud Olmert and Dan Halutz - 12.7.2012 - Moti Milrod

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, & former IDF chief Dan Halutz, in Tel Aviv, – Photo by Moti Milrod

The capture of army reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev in a cross border raid in July 2006, exactly six years ago, triggered a 34-day war in Lebanon. Continue Reading »

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| July 10, 2012
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Report: Hezbollah nabs 3 ‘Mossad spies’

Shiite terror group claims to have exposed spy ring in Beirut; says operatives were on Israel, CIA’s payroll

By Roi Kais

 

Hezbollah announced that it has arrested three people it believes were running a spy ring on behalf of the United States and Israel, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya news network reported Tuesday.

Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah Photo: Reuters

Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah – Photo: Reuters

The suspects, identified as Mohammed al-Husseini, Jihad Jaloul and Mohammed al-Sabaa, were apprehended in a southern Beirut suburb, the report said.

A report by the Lebanese daily An-Nahar added that the men “were not members of Hezbollah but had good relations with people in the group.” Continue Reading »

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| July 6, 2012
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‘Next Lebanon war will be different’

As IDF marks six years since Second Lebanon War, officials say future conflict will entail ground operation, ‘incredible damage’ to Beirut

By Yoav Zitun

 

IDF officials painted a bleak picture of a future conflict between Israel and Lebanon, saying that it will probably entail a massive response by the IDF, including the deployment of ground forces.

Israel-Lebanon border Photo: Avihu Shapira

Israel-Lebanon border – Photo: Avihu Shapira

On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Second Lebanon War, IDF officials expressed grave concern over the future of the relative calm noted on the Lebanese border.

Between the Islamist dawn in Egypt, the bloody uprising in Syria and the overall instability in the Middle East, the situation in Lebanon is seen as fairly stable; but IDFofficials warned Thursday that as Hezbollah’s grip on the country grows, looks may be deceiving. Continue Reading »

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