Tensions rise in the north after IAF kills Hezbollah commander
Following reports of the Israel Air Force helicopter strike that targeted the convoy of Hezbollah operatives and killed 10, Hezbollah-run television in Lebanon indicated the incident could prompt a “costly” surge in tensions in the region.
The al-Manar news channel said the attack suggested that “the enemy has gone crazy because of Hezbollah’s growing capabilities and it could lead to a costly adventure that will put the Middle East at stake.”
Western intelligence sources reported Sunday that Jihad Mughniyeh, who was said to be killed Sunday in the IAF attack along with nine others, headed a large-scale terrorist cell that enjoyed direct Iranian sponsorship and a direct link to Hezbollah.
The cell had targeted Israel in the past, launching attacks on the Golan Heights.
Mughniyeh, the son of the late Hezbollah leader Imad Mughniyeh, was believed to have been in the planning stages of more deadly terror attacks against Israel in the Golan Heights, which would have included rockets, cross-border infiltrations, border bombings, and anti-tank fire.
The attacks were designed to kill IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians who live in the Golan.
As of Sunday night, UN peacekeepers intensified their patrols on the border between Lebanon and Israel, local sources said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (pictured) is expected to make an address on television Monday afternoon (Australian time)
BY YAAKOV LAPPIN
JPOST.COM
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