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Israel's Warning to Iran, Hizbullah over Precision Missile Project
(Israel Hayom) Yoav Limor - The message conveyed on Tuesday - revealing Hizbullah's precision missile factory in Lebanon and the military base being built by Iran in eastern Syria - cannot be mistaken: If the activity there doesn't cease, Israel will have to make it cease. Both cases involve substantiated information, backed by satellite images and detailed explanations. They illustrate the depth of Israel's intelligence penetration into the axis linking Iran to Lebanon, but also the determination of this axis to continue operating. The purpose of exposing Iran and Hizbullah's activities is to create legitimacy for Israeli action and attempt to foil the enemy's activities without the need for military force. In his speech to the UN General Assembly last year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed three facilities in Beirut used by Hizbullah to equip missiles with precision components. Hizbullah hastily scrubbed these facilities. Israel reiterated plainly on Tuesday that it has no intention of blinking first this time. If Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah doesn't choose to shelve the precision missile project on his own, and spare Lebanon from calamity, Israel will do it for him - even if it means going to war.