Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 18:15
Middle East unrest increases the chance of Israel becoming embroiled in a surprise war, the head of its air force said on Wednesday.
"When you look (around) today I think that a surprise war can be born in very many configurations," Major General Amir Eshel told a conference near Tel Aviv in remarks broadcast on local television and radio.
"I don't so much see a surprise war in the near term, but it can be born from isolated incidents which escalate very quickly and oblige us to act across the spectrum," he said, without elaborating.
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