Israeli Army Official: We are Busy with Hizbullah in Syria
The Israeli army's northern command is busy tracking Hizbullah in Syria, its chief, Maj.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, has said.
“The most prominent sphere is the change this sector has experienced and is experiencing. In our generation, under our watch, we are facing this challenge – and we must know to change,” Kochavi has said, according to the Jerusalem Post daily.
The Northern Command “is busy, today, with Hizbullah in Syria, and this is how it will be in the next war,” he added.
Hizbullah is deeply involved in Syria's civil war, fighting alongside President Bashar Assad's forces. The party cites fears the Sunni militants will sweep through Shiite and Christian villages in diverse Lebanon as the reason for its involvement in Syria.
Israel fought a devastating 34-day war against Hizbullah in 2006 that cost the lives of 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
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