Hezbollah Aggression Against Northern Israel 'Increasingly Likely,' IDF Official Says

A resumption of aggression by the Shi'ite Lebanese terror group Hezbollah against targets in northern Israel is merely a matter of time, a senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official told the Hebrew-language Israel Hayom news site on Friday.

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The official, who was not identified in the report, said that "There's high probability that the northern border would see a resumption of full-blown hostilities. This requires us to prepare accordingly; the chances of a sudden escalation are on the increase." 

The assessment comes days after a failed infiltration attempt by Hezbollah terrorists. 

Last month Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah boasted of the group's increased missile capabilities and said it was intending to avenge the death of its member in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria.

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