Israeli Prime Minister vowed that Israel would continue to preempt any attacks on the country's territory.MOSCOW, February 1 (Sputnik)Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Israel would continue topreempt any attacks onthe country's territory, while speaking ata cabinet meeting Sunday.We [Israel] have proven that nobody is immune fromour intention tofoil attacks againstus. Thus we have acted and thus we will continue toact, Netanyahu was quoted assaying bythe Times ofIsrael.
Netanyahus comments followed a January 18 attack onthe Syrian side ofthe Golan Heights allegedly performed byIsrael, which killed six Hezbollah fighters and Iranian Brig. Gen. Mohammed Allahbadi.
On Wednesday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility fora missile attack onan Israeli military convoy inthe Israeli-occupied Lebanese territories onthe Golan Heights, killing two soldiers and a Spanish UN peacekeeper.
Netanyahu claimed that Irans involvement inthe Syrian civil war, using Hezbollah asa proxy, was an attempt toopen a front againstIsrael onthe Golan Heights.
Meanwhile Hezbollah onThursday informed Israel,through the United Nations Interim Force inLebanon (UNIFIL), that is was not interested ina further escalation ofhostilities betweenthe two.
Hezbollah, established inthe 1980s, is a paramilitary and political organization originating inLebanons Shiite population. The group aims toend Israels occupation ofLebanon.
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