While the nation focuses on events along Israel�s southern border to Gaza, Hizbullah appears busy, working to acquire advanced anti-aircraft weaponry which officials state would be viewed by Israel as an �upset of the balance of power� and would compel an Israeli response.
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Intelligence reports state Syria is preparing to arm Hizbullah with the anti-aircraft weaponry, a reality that has officials in Israel concerned.
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While touring the northern border on Tuesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak stated �I don�t advise Hizbullah to test us. The result may be more painful than imagined,� adding Israel holds Lebanon responsible for any Hizbullah hostilities across the international border. Barak was referring to intelligence reports pointing to a planned major attack to mark the first anniversary of the car bomb assassination of senior Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh.�
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Barak further explained that Hizbullah is not just a terror organization manning the hilltops, but has ministers sitting in the government [of Lebanon] and they decide on policy, thereby making the Lebanese government responsible.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)