Word: nasrallah
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...Though Israel's much vaunted intelligence apparatus has been monitoring Hizballah for more than two decades, there are still dangerous gaps in its knowledge of the group's military capabilities. Hassan Nasrallah's organization has proven much harder to penetrate than Palestinian militant groups, though Israeli intelligence has, says a senior official, intercepted communications in which Hizballah is trying to use money or ideology to spur Palestinian militants to carry out attacks in Israel. But given the gaps in Israel's intelligence, there was plenty of reason for concern when, after the attack at sea, Nasrallah promised more "surprises...
...week span - and the military operation has not gone entirely smoothly. The IDF has been surprised by the potency of some of Hizballah's weapons, including a sophisticated missile that hit a navy ship on Saturday. More rockets killed eight people in Haifa on Sunday, and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah has promised more "surprises...
...Israeli public, Peretz is seeking to do as much damage as possible to Hizballah's weapons capabilities and to establish a militant-free buffer zone across Israel's northern border. The IDF is continuing to pound Hizballah's positions and infrastructure and, it seems, trying to kill Nasrallah himself. Peretz said a few days ago that Nasrallah "is going to get it in such a way that he is never going to forget the name Amir Peretz." But just how he is remembered depends on whether the onetime dove can use military force to deliver anything resembling the peace...
...with Washington abandoning its past practice of criticizing Israel when it acts severely toward the Palestinians or other Arab parties. Starting with former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israeli officials have taken to adopting Bush's war-on-terrorism rhetoric. Justice Minister Haim Ramon last week said Israel would treat Nasrallah as the U.S. treats Osama bin Laden...
...fall. Almost immediately, the sky erupted with what sounded like antiaircraft fire but turned out to be red and green fireworks garishly flashing over the hot, dark city. The Shi'ite residents of Beirut's southern suburbs, pummeled all day by the Israeli assault, were celebrating Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah's declaration of war with Israel...