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Hezbollah Threatens Israeli Leaders, Warns It's Ready for Next War

By Theunis BatesFeb 16th 2011 – 2:02PM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

The head of Hezbollah today told his fighters that Israel would pay a heavy price if it invaded Lebanon again and warned Israeli leaders that they could be assassinated "anywhere ... at any time" by his operatives. "I say to the fighters of the Islamic resistance: Be ready," Hassan Nasrallah said during a televised...

Israel Gets Close Look at Archenemy Ahmadinejad

By Matthew KalmanOct 14th 2010 – 2:32PM
Salah Malkawi, Getty Images

Salah Malkawi, Getty Images

JERUSALEM (Oct. 14) -- "Like a landlord visiting his domain," according to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his flower-strewn progress through southern Lebanon today to deliver a triumphant, tub-thumping speech at the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil, just two miles from the...

Iranian Leader Heads to Lebanon-Israel Border

By Theunis BatesOct 14th 2010 – 8:12AM
Hussein Malla, AP

Hussein Malla, AP

(Oct. 14) -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will get a rare chance to catch an up-close glimpse of his archenemy Israel today when he takes a tour of Lebanon's troubled southern border regions -- the stronghold of Iranian-funded Shiite militant group Hezbollah. The Iranian president, who arrived in Lebanon on Wednesday to a...

Google Earth Photos Reveal Syrian Scuds

By Matthew KalmanOct 12th 2010 – 4:44PM
Google Maps

Google Maps

JERUSALEM (Oct. 12) -- Israeli defense experts were still sounding alarms this week over Google Earth images made public Friday by the Israeli daily Haaretz. The satellite photos, taken March 22, show Scud missiles ready for deployment at a Syrian base at Adra, where earlier reports suggest Syria is training Hezbollah...

Does Hezbollah Have a 'Deck of Death' of Top Israeli Officials?

By Paul WachterSep 16th 2010 – 8:57AM

(Sept. 16) -- A Kuwaiti newspaper reports that Hezbollah has a hit list and that Israel Mossad chief Meir Dagan tops it. It's said to be modeled after the "deck of death" -- the U.S. government-approved deck of cards listing all of the top targets for kill-or-capture in Saddam Hussein's regime, popular among troops at the...

Background on Israel Lebanon conflict

The Israeli–Lebanese conflict describes a series of related military clashes involving Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, as well as various non-state militias acting from within Lebanon.

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