(Arab News-Saud Arabia)Abdulrahman Al-Rashid - The recent announcement by the Lebanese Hizballah that it has sent a drone on a surveillance mission over Israel is not a military operation of any seriousness. When Hizballah says it wants Israel to taste some of its actions by violating a hostile airspace and photographing Israeli settlements, this would definitely inflame the situation. Israel considers full control of its airspace essential for its security. Israel also views violating its airspace a serious matter and an unacceptable threat. Does Hizballah seek a confrontation with Israel plunging Lebanon, and may be Syria, into a new round of war?
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