Lebanese soldiers patrol a street in Tripoli after clashes between Sunni Muslim supporters of the government and Alawite gunmen close to the Shi'ite Hezbollah-led opposition in Tripoli, northern Lebanon July 26, 2008. The Lebanese army deployed on Saturday to halt two days of heavy sectarian fighting in the northern city of Tripoli which medical sources said had killed nine people.REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim (LEBANON) From Telegraph:
Hizbollah has significantly built up its military arsenal on the Israeli border and is ready to respond with force to any provocation, its senior commander has told the Telegraph.
The political and military group's senior commander in southern Lebanon said in a rare interview that Hizbollah was far stronger now than when it fought the Israeli army in a conflict in 2006.
Sheikh Nabil Kaouk, who leads Hizbollah's forces on Lebanon's border with Israel - the crucial battlefront of any future war, was speaking in the port city of Tyre. "The resistance is now stronger than before and this keeps the option of war awake. If we were weak, Israel would not hesitate to start another war," he said. "We are stronger than before and when Hizbollah is strong, our strength stops Israel from starting a new war... We don't seek war, but we must be ready."
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More News On Hezbollah And Lebanon
Israel and Hizballah Ready to Rumble? -- Time Magazine
Hezbollah: 'Practical measures' against IAF overflights -- Haaretz
Hezbollah Has Tripled Its Missile Arsenal, Barak Warns -- New York Sun
Hezbollah Missile Power Tripled -- Alalim
Hezbollah Leader Expresses 'Strong Support' for Sudanese Leadership -- Istock Analyst
Lebanon to Release Statement on National Resistance, Hezbollah Weapons -- Middle East Times
FEATURE-Sectarian tension hangs over north Lebanon city -- Reuters
Olmert's downfall unlikely to have major impact on Lebanon - analysts -- Daily Star
Could peace break out for Israel and Syria? -- International Herald Tribune
Israeli-Syrian peace talks to resume in Turkey -- AFP
My Comment: The weapon's dealers have to be loving the situation in this part of the world right now.