Paper: Hezbollah Planning Coup in Lebanon

Breaking news out of Israel, where a leading paper is reporting:

“Hezbollah is planning to seize control of the Lebanese government if charged by International Court of Justice over the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, security sources in Lebanon said on Tuesday.

Israel Radio quoted sources who told the A-Sharq al-Awsat daily that Hezbollah, the Amal faction and other pro-Syrian elements were coordinating a coup of Beirut and southern Lebanon, which they planned to split amongst themselves.”

If accurate, this would be an ominous development that might precipitate a war with neighboring Lebanon.