While the Israeli occupation army is concerned that Hezbollah will try to capture soldiers - as it has done in the past - current fears are that resistance fighters will cross into occupied territories, infiltrate a border community like Shlomi and barricade themselves inside a home with civilians.
The Israeli defense establishment is concerned that Hezbollah will use the holiday season, as well as the switchover in government - from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Kadima Party head Tzipi Livni - to launch an attack.
Intelligence assessments have raised the possibility that Hezbollah believes that with Olmert heading a transition government and Livni still working on forming a coalition, neither one will want to respond harshly to an isolated Hezbollah attack and risk another war erupting in the North.
Israeli Defense officials said that Hezbollah was planning to strike at the Zionist entity, which it holds responsible for the assassination of Mughniyeh in Damascus in February.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army imposed a general closure of Judea and Samaria at midnight Sunday which will last until after Rosh Hashana finishes on Wednesday at midnight. However, entry of senior Palestinian officials, doctors, and medical personnel will be authorized at the discretion of the District Coordination and Liaison offices.
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