Israel

In January, Yossi Peled, a reserve army general and minister without portfolio in the Israeli cabinet, stated that he believed a repeat of the 2006 war with Hizbullah was likely. In widely reported comments, Peled stated that: 'it is almost clear to me that it is a matter of time before there is a military clash in the north.' In an attempt to defuse tensions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was quick to distance himself from the remarks. If conflict were to break out, casualties could be higher this time around given that Hizbullah is widely believed to be more heavily

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