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Friday, 15 February 2008

Syria vows to strike back at Israel for Imad Mughniyeh’s killing in Damascus and “repeated encroachments”

Mossad DEBKAfile’s military sources report: Thursday night, Feb. 14, Syrian officials fanned out among Arab broadcasting stations with a warning: Damascus will attack Israel shortly following a decision by Syrian leaders to end its policy of restraint against its territorial violations.

Israeli land, sea, air and homeland defense units were earlier ordered to prepare to defend the country’s northern borders against attacks by Hizballah, including rocket strikes, and Syria. Reinforcements were rushed to the north.

Israel has received a stream of intelligence confirmations that Iran, Syria and Hizballah have determined not to let Mughniyeh’s death pass without an immediate response. They are working together to mount a revenge operation.

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Nasrallah: If Israel wants open war, so be it
DEBKA file, Israel - 23 hours ago
The Hizballah leader, Hassan Nasralla’s’s words were broadcast at the funeral of the group’s military commander Imad Mughniyeh Thursday, Feb. 18.

A Bomb in Damascus

The assassination of Hezbollah’s mastermind and new U.S. sanctions against Syria could have lasting effects for regional stability.

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Hezbollah Chief Threatens Israel
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
Hezbollah and its Iranian backers blamed Israel for Mughniyeh’s death in a car bombing Tuesday in Damascus, the Syrian capital. Israel denied involvement.
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Despite denials, many believe Israel tracked San Francisco Chronicle


Evening Bulletin - International Herald Tribune
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Israel fears reprisal after Hezbollah chief killed
Reuters - 12 hours ago
Hezbollah’s chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with “open war” after the Shi’ite Muslim group and its main backer Iran accused the Jewish state
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‘Assassination ruined hopes of peace’
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 49 minutes ago
He also said that the assassination has destroyed “all hopes to revive the peace process” between Israel and Syria. “Whoever seeks peace does not act in
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Jewish state on highest alert after assassination of most-wanted
WorldNetDaily, OR - 20 hours ago
including the 2006 raid of Israel’s northern border in which two soldiers were kidnapped, promoting Israel’s war against Hezbollah in Lebanon that year.
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Hezbollah Chief Warns Israel of Wide War
Washington Post, United States - 7 hours ago
Mughniyah’s funeral took place on a day that displayed the stark contrasts in a country still reeling from Hezbollah’s war with Israel in 2006 and a
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