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Israel "Heading toward Escalation" Against Hizbullah in Lebanon
(Ynet News) Lior Ben Ari - During a meeting in Jerusalem, Israel's Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder presented U.S. deputy special presidential envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus with intelligence showing Hizbullah's growing strength and the inability of the Lebanese Army to confront the terrorist group, noting that many Lebanese soldiers are Shia. Israeli officials told the U.S. envoy that Hizbullah is smuggling large numbers of short-range rockets across the Syrian border. Hizbullah activists remain deployed inside villages along the border. A senior Israeli official was explicit: "We do not see Hizbullah giving up its weapons under any agreement, so there is no point in continuing with this agreement. We are heading toward escalation, and we will decide when, according to our interests."