Israel has raised the prospect of a Middle East War in 2007

Military sources said the Intelligence Corps has warned of the possibility of war in 2007. The sources said the corps, in its annual intelligence assessment, has notified the General Staff that Syria represented the greatest danger of war over the next year. ‘The main message was that the chance of war with Syria in 2007 was greater than during 2006,’ a source said. ‘This does not mean that it will happen. It means that there is a reasonable change of it taking place.’ The annual assessment relayed to the General Staff was expected to be revised over the next few months. The Cabinet would receive the annual assessment toward the end of 2006.