Israel now feels it has the justification to move its military onto high alert, increase border patrols with Lebanon and start maneuvering its military forces into position for “defensive” means. There is no doubt that there will be repercussions for the suspected Israeli involvement in Lebanon but i suspect Israel knew this before the action and was more than happy to proceed.
Any retaliation against Israel will give it all the justification it needs to attack any of the countries around it and lets not forget that it is Israel that has all the chemical and nuclear weapons in the middle east. It also explains why America has been pressuring Pakistan so much to allow it to place special forces soldiers in its nuclear weapons bunkers. If any military action was