http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Aug-28/228982-hezbollah-will-attack-israel-if-strike-aims-to-topple-assad.ashx#axzz2dK5u0sU9
But analysts warned that if the Western attack on Syria over its
alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians was aimed at striking
the Syrian army or toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad, this
would prompt a retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah against Israel.
“In the event of a qualitative [Western military] strike that aims to
change the balance of power in Syria, Hezbollah will fight on various
fronts,” the senior source said.
“A large-scale Western strike on Syria will plunge Lebanon
virtually and immediately into the inferno of a war with Israel,” the
source said, clearly referring to the possibility of Hezbollah firing
rockets into Israel.
“However, if the Western attack is limited to certain targets in Syria, then, Hezbollah will not intervene,” the source added.
Clouds of war are gathering over Syria amid signs that Western powers could attack the strife-torn country within days.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
said U.S. forces in the region were “ready to go,” as Washington and
its European and Middle Eastern partners honed plans to punish Assad for
a chemical attack last week that killed hundreds of civilians in
eastern Ghouta outside Damascus.
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