A War Council in Damascus chaired by Syrian President Bashar Assad
• Attended by Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah and senior Iranian official Ali Larijani

Just hours after the Israeli cabinet decided against broadening the campaign against Hizballah or attacking Syria Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah crossed over despite the heavy Israeli air bombardment of Lebanese-Syrian border regions. The war conference is attended also by Hamas leaders Khaled Meshaal and Mussa Abu Marzouk as well as the Palestinian Jihad Islami chief Abdallah Ramadan Shelah. The Palestinian terrorist leaders were invited in their capacity as commanders of the second front against Israel in Gaza. This anti-Israel coalition will no doubt decide on the two fronts’ next steps in their war against the “Zionist enemy.” The fact that Assad is there and the consultation is taking place in his capital indicates that he and the other participants feel confident enough to decide on a further escalation of the violence.
Source Article: DEBKAfile