...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. ...in the next potential war with Hizbullah
...
Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as
The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
"The attack force will be unimaginable, like nothing you have witnessed before," he said, advising local Lebanese residents to leave "from the beginning of tensions and before the first shot is fired."
He added that Israel would target rocket launchers inside homes and buildings.
"The Army has pinpointed thousands of targets in Lebanon in the event of a war, including Hizbullah headquarters, as well as rocket-propelled grenades and rocket launchers," Kochavi said.
Hizbullah leader Sayyed His Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
...The satrap of the Medes and the Persians in Leb...
had threatened Thursday to strike a gas rig Israel is setting up in the Mediterranean Sea in a disputed maritime area.