The Guardian view on Lebanon: great power rivalry in a tiny state | Editorial Read moreIn Israel, however, the talk of war with Hezbollah has escalated. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Hezbollah now has 20,000 highly trained fighters, 25,000 reservists and upwards of 100,000 missiles, according to estimates. Photograph: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images“What we could do in 34 days during the second Lebanon war we can now do in 48 to 60 hours. “If war breaks out in the north, we have to open with all our strength from the start,” Lieberman said. “Israeli strategists do not question the likelihood of a war with Hezbollah,” wrote Adamsky.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2017 06:00 UTC