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Will Hochstein end the suspense?

Israel and Hezbollah prepare for possible military escalation.

Will Hochstein end the suspense?

Israeli soldiers yesterday conducting military exercises on the border with Lebanon. Jalaa Marey/AFP

Israeli military exercises began Sunday and will continue until Tuesday evening, as both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border prepare for the possibility of military escalationHezbollah is not to be outdone. The party told L’Orient-Le Jour that they withdrew some of their fighters from Syria, particularly from the Deir ez-Zor area, and redeployed them to the Bekaa and southern Lebanon.Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has repeatedly said that his party will not allow the Israelis to start extracting gas from the Karish field before Lebanon can do the same, which requires an agreement on the maritime border demarcation.If an agreement is not possible, Hezbollah said it is ready to take action.“Hezbollah has prevented some of its militiamen from leaving their posts and has also asked them to cancel their pilgrimages to Iraq,”...
Israeli military exercises began Sunday and will continue until Tuesday evening, as both sides of the Lebanese-Israeli border prepare for the possibility of military escalationHezbollah is not to be outdone. The party told L’Orient-Le Jour that they withdrew some of their fighters from Syria, particularly from the Deir ez-Zor area, and redeployed them to the Bekaa and southern Lebanon.Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has repeatedly said that his party will not allow the Israelis to start extracting gas from the Karish field before Lebanon can do the same, which requires an agreement on the maritime border demarcation.If an agreement is not possible, Hezbollah said it is ready to take action.“Hezbollah has prevented some of its militiamen from leaving their posts and has also asked them to cancel their pilgrimages to...
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