sam04u
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tl;dr
Israel kills important Hezbollah cabinet members, Hezbollah retaliates, Israel blames Hezbollah - and kills civilians.
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jgMECITFD_DB0FsO6eA0pP0zk1RwJERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel is bracing for threatened retaliation by Hezbollah over charges it assassinated one of the Lebanese militia's top commanders, with fears running high of a high-profile attack abroad.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah declared "open war" on Israel in a fiery speech at the funeral in Beirut on Thursday of Imad Mughnieh, a shadowy figure on America's most wanted list who was killed in a Damascus car bombing.
Israel has denied any involvement in the assassination, but Nasrallah said that by killing Mughnieh, it had taken its battle with Hezbollah beyond Lebanon's borders and should therefore expect attacks anywhere.
"The big... question arising from the killing in Damascus is not whether Hezbollah will respond, but how and when," Israeli columnist Yossi Melman wrote in the Haaretz newspaper.
tl;dr
Israel kills important Hezbollah cabinet members, Hezbollah retaliates, Israel blames Hezbollah - and kills civilians.