(hollow metallic whoosh)
- [Chris] Looking at these peaceful hills,
it's hard to imagine awell-armed enemy is hidden
and possibly waiting to strike.
- The fact that Hezbollah is involved
in every aspect of life ofthe people in those towns
on the other side of the border enables it
to deploy such a huge andmassive military infrastructure
in South Lebanon.
- We're standing on theIsraeli-Lebanese border.
Just on the other side
you can see the yellowHezbollah flags flying.
The IDF estimates thatHezbollah has hidden
well over 100,000 rocketsin these towns and villages
in Southern Lebanon.
- All of them comfortably hidden
behind Lebanese civilians inside Lebanon.
- [Chris] IDF spokesman LieutenantColonel Jonathan Conricus
says that plays into Hezbollah's hands.
- And the aim of Hezbollah is to be able
to have those rockets, firethem at the Iranian orders
at our civilians.
And then once we retaliate,
that would cause collateral damage.
And they would then try touse that for their advantage.
- [Chris] During fighting in 2006,
Hezbollah launched some 4,000 rockets
at Northern Israeli cities.
Now most of Israel isin range of its rockets.
- [Jonathan] Hezbollah is still more armed
than many European armies today.
- [Chris] And it's financed by Iran.
- Iranian money has facilitated this
as well as many otherhostile aggressive endeavors
that Hezbollah has, whetherit is the vast rocket arsenal
that Hezbollah has, whether itis trying to convert rockets
into accurate missiles,or the tunnel project.
- [Chris] CBN Newsrecently got a rare look
inside the sixth and largesttunnel Israel has uncovered
along its border with Lebanon.
You're looking at the equivalent
of a 22-story building underground.
Had it not been discovered,
hundreds of armed Hezbollah fighters
could have filled the tunnelwaiting to attack, kidnap,
and kill Israelis.
Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zehavi
says there's always a possibility of war.
- I think it depend on how much pressure
will be put on Iran and Hezbollah.
It depends, like theleader of Hezbollah said,
that if there will be warbetween Iran and United States,
Israel and Saudi Arabia will be attacked.
- [Chris] So will therebe a war with Hezbollah?
- We sure aren't looking for one.
But at the end of the day, ifthe Iranians order Hezbollah
to attack Israel, they willbe met with a very firm
and strong and a painfulresponse by the IDF.
- [Chris] For now, Israel and the rest
of the Middle East wait
to see whether US-Iraniantensions grow or dissipate.
Chris Mitchell, CBN News, onthe Israeli-Lebanese border.
