End Times Watch 23
Hizbullah Movements In Line With Possible Escalation Of War With Israe

End Times WAtch 23 - Hizbullah movements in line with possible escalation of war with Israel -

www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/me_hizbullah0042_01_15.asp

[Note: In this watch we have seen that the intelligence reports have indicated that Iran was waiting for the Bush administration to leave office before making a move to destroy Israel.  Note the content of this particular article and the nearness to the Obama inauguration.  Hizbullah is a proxy, or puppet, of Syria and Syria is a proxy of Iran.  It is Iran making decisions and exerting pressure on Syria and it is Syria who pulls the strings of the Hizbullah.   

LONDON — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah has relocated its command and control centers in what could signal preparations for another war with Israel.

Western intelligence sources said Hizbullah has intensified military preparations over the last few weeks during the Hamas war with Israel. The sources said Hizbullah was transferring command and control and logistics centers from Beirut to southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley near the Syrian border.

"Hizbullah is reorganizing its military assets in a way that suggests preparations for an escalation along the Israeli border," an intelligence source said.

[The end times for Israel does not come until Israel is at peace with it’s neighbors. Israel is far from being at peace, this means something important has to happen to bring about that peace.]

On Jan. 14, three Katyusha-class rockets were fired into Israel from neighboring Lebanon. This marked the second such rocket attack in a week.

No group has claimed responsibility for the launches. Later, three BM-21 Grad rockets were found by Lebanese authorities near the area of the firing.

"Hizbullah has arranged for the firing of rockets by Palestinian groups to test the Lebanese and Israeli reaction to an escalation," another intelligence analyst said. "It is acting cautiously but steadily toward another confrontation [with Israel]."

The sources said Hizbullah has also been transferring command and logistics assets from Beirut to the Bekaa Valley and near the Litani River in southern Lebanon. Hizbullah was also said to have summoned many of its technical experts based in Iran.

Israel's military has been alarmed by the renewed attacks from southern Lebanon. The military was said to have assessed that Hizbullah, with permission from Iran, was directing the anonymous rocket attacks in cooperation with the Syrian-sponsored Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.

"The IDF Northern Command is holding ongoing security assessments in light of the situation," the Israeli military said on Jan. 14. "We view the Lebanese government and military as responsible to prevent such attacks."

The sources said Iran approved the Hizbullah rocket fire on the eve of the arrival of Barack Obama as the new president of the United States. They said the Teheran regime had maintained quiet along the Israeli-Lebanese border for more than two years to avoid a confrontation with outgoing U.S. President George Bush.

[A key question to ask is this the time the Lord will begin to move to bring Israel back to Him?]

"Hizbullah has waited a long time for this, and now has permission from Iran to change the rules of the game," the source said.

The intelligence sources said Hizbullah has constructed a huge military infrastructure in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley. They said Hizbullah, with an arsenal of 42,000 missiles and rockets, has been on high alert amid the Hamas war and stepped up activity near the Israeli border.

[It is important to remember that in the end times 23 it may seem like nations are making independent decisions apart from God; it is God who is directing the affairs of the world to bring about His purposes in these end times 23.]

Hizbullah has deployed many of its military assets in bunkers in the mountainous areas of central and eastern Lebanon, the sources said. They said Hizbullah prefers to draw Israel into a battle near the Syrian border, expected to result in military intervention by Damascus, capital of Syria.

[Keep in mind that Isaiah 17 tells us that in the end times 23 Damascus, the capital of Syria with a current population of nearly 4 million people, is totally destroyed by what appears to be nuclear annihilation.]

"The decision of the extent of the Hizbullah escalation will be made in Teheran, and the leadership doesn't appear to have decided yet," the intelligence analyst said.

As end times 23 watchers, we need to keep an eye on what is going on here, especially with Syria’s involvement.

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