| Er, perhaps KUNA meant "excluded" in that headline. |
(KUNA) -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Thursday that the Jewish state will not "hesitate" in striking any possible Hezbollah locations, regardless of civilian casualties. In a session for the security and foreign affairs committee in the Israeli parliament (Knesset), Peretz said that Hezbollah's recent attacks that resulted in the killing of eight Israeli soldiers and the abducting of two others resembled "an opportunity to change the balance of power between Israel and Lebanon.
"Hezbollah will not be allowed to draw back to its previous locations in southern Lebanon," Peretz added. The Israeli government has formed during its meeting last night a "war council" that included Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Peretz Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni and Minister of Internal Security Avraham Dichter. |