Lebanese Army To Engage Israel If Lebanon Is Invaded
Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Beirut, Lebanon (AHN) - The fear that Lebanon's crisis will escalate into a full-blown war is becoming a reality as the Lebanese defense minister Elias Murr said Friday his country's army will engage Israel into battle if it invades Lebanon. The warning came as the Israeli Defense Force has reported to have activated its reserve troops in preparation for an eventual major ground assault into the already devastated Lebanon. A frustrated and angry Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told CNN in an interview that Israel's attack has devastated his country so much that the fight is no longer between Israel and Hezbollah but against the Lebanese people as well. He said, "This attack is no longer against Hezbollah, it is an attack against the Lebanese and Lebanon." The Prime Minister said Israeli jet planes have destroyed 55 bridges and are also targeting ambulances and medical convoys carrying the wounded to the hospital for treatment. Bombed-out roads and bridges are hampering aid efforts and the United Nations had warned that the humanitarian crisis was worsening by the hour in the beleaguered country. An estimated 500,000 have been displaced since the conflict started.
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