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With the world bracing for Hezbollah’s retaliation for the Feb. 12 assassination of its top commander Imad Mughniyah, Lebanon is in store for a hot summer. Israel has reportedly warned Syria that it plans to escalate matters militarily with Hezbollah in the near future, and the Gulf Arab states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain have all issued travel advisories urging their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon.

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