Israel said eyeing Iran, Syria war

I'm very sad that Steve Irwin has died in a tragic stingray accident but there are more pressing news items to focus on. Here is just one of them:

Israel´s air force chief has reportedly been put in charge of planning for possible war with Iran and Syria.

Britain´s Sunday Times reported that Major-General Eliezer Shkedy was recently named officer in charge of the "Iranian front", a reference to expectations of a flare-up with Iran and its ally Syria in the wake of the recent Lebanon war.

According to the newspaper, Jerusalem believes that Tehran and Damascus have been buoyed by the perceived success of their Lebanese proxy Hezbollah against Israeli forces, and might therefore consider entering open conflict themselves.

Raising the stakes further is Iran´s refusal to abandon uranium enrichment despite the threat of U.N. Security Council sanctions. Israel has not ruled out military action as a last resort for denying its arch-foe the means to make nuclear weapons.

Israeli officials had no immediate comment on the report.