[An Nahar] Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that his country is ready for any act of provocation by Hizbullah over the deepening crisis in Syria.During a meeting on Thursday with 15 U.N. envoys in New York, He expressed concern
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
that Hizbullah will use a provocation against Israel as a means of distracting the world from violence in Syria.
Earlier on Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that sophisticated weapons could be transferred from Syria to Hizbullah if the regime of Bashir al-Assad falls.
"We are tracking this issue constantly and carefully," he said, without giving further details.
Barak said Israeli assessments suggest Assad's downfall was a matter of time.
Israel fears it could suffer from various consequences of the regime's weakening and collapse, including a wave of refugees, or even attempts by the regime to distract attention by attacking the Jewish state.
Officials have also warned that Syria's weapons, including alleged chemical and biological ones, could fall into the hands of bad boys, including Hizbullah.