03 January 2009 - 22H21
Ehud Barak sends warning to Hezbollah
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak warned Saturday that Israel was ready 'to face any unwarranted development' on the Lebanon border in a thinly veiled threat aimed at Hezbollah, a traditional supporter of Hamas.
AFP - Israel is ready for any development on its northern border with Lebanon, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Saturday in a veiled warning to Hezbollah as the Jewish state launched a ground offensive in Gaza.
"While we are fighting in Gaza, we will keep an open eye on the sensitive situation on our northern border," he said.
"We hope the situation will remain calm, nevertheless we are ready and alert to face any unwarranted development in that area."
Two weeks after the last major Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip in June 2006 Lebanon's Hezbollah militia carried out a deadly cross-border raid in Israel's north during which it seized two soldiers.
In response Israel launched a war on Hezbollah that lasted 34 days and killed more than 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and more than 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
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Casualties
The number of victims on both sides is absurd; even if Israel would've lost more soldiers/civilians, the casualty rate would remain more or less the same. Such statistical data is highly questionable due to the simple fact by which a first victim of every (informational) war conflict is always truth. Such information trigers strong psychological effect in the eye of the beholder: army is seen as high-tech and incredibly efficient.