Israel Raises Alarms of New Lebanon War

Israel threatens to wage a new war against Lebanon unless the country restrains Hezbollah from gaining more political power.
"If Hezbollah gains more strength, we will no longer place any limitations on ourselves," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned at Home Front Command headquarters on Tuesday. He said, "In the Second Lebanon War we had much greater means and capabilities which we avoided using since we fought against an organization and not a country." Referring to future confrontations with Lebanon, Olmert said "We will be forced to bring a quick end to conflict, at the smallest possible cost, using our comparative advantage."

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