Iraq question raises tension on Israel's northern border; Israel said Monday that if Hizbullah fires missiles, Israel may be compelled to respond.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: December 18, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Nicholas Blanford Special to The Christian Science Monitor

BEAUFORT CASTLE, LEBANON -- Israel's tolerance of Lebanon's Hizbullah organization may be coming to an end, raising the specter of a potentially devastating cross-border conflict between the two enemies.

The prospect of a US-led invasion of Iraq is raising concern that Israel may launch an offensive against the heavily armed guerrilla force poised along its northern border in an attempt to crush its implacable Shiite Muslim foe once and for all.

A Western diplomat in Beirut says that an Israeli assault ...

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