jerusalem israel say tuesday hezbollah guerrilla group potent enemy neighbor lebanon gain control country u.s.-sponsored conventional military signal would israeli gunsights future war defence minister avigdor lieberman remark hard tack measure recent israeli estimate lebanese army maintain autonomy even troop cooperate better-armed iranian-aligned guerrillas outline potential threats lebanon israel last fight war hezbollah 2006 lieberman say speech long talk hezbollah alone talk hezbollah lebanese army regret reality lebanese army turn integral part hezbollah command structure lebanese army lose independence become inseparable part hezbollah apparatus lieberman say immediate response lebanon formally state war israel u.s. embassies beirut tel aviv lebanese army previously say operate independently hezbollah recently operation islamic state militants lebanese-syrian border army say absolutely coordination hezbollah fighters attack syrian side host lebanese prime minister saad al-hariri july aid talk u.s. president donald trump praise beirut efforts stem spread islamic state pledge continue help washington america assistance help ensure lebanese army defender lebanon need trump say pentagon say washington provide lebanon 1.5 billion military assistance since 2006 u.s. special force provide train support lebanese army since 2011. strengthen laf lebanese arm force also advance range u.s. interest middle east include counter spread isis islamic state violent extremists also stem influence iran hezbollah region pentagon spokesman eric pahon say welcome u.s. action islamic state israel see iran hezbollah ally great threat worry entrenchment syria help president bashar al-assad beat back six-year-old rebellion lieberman say israel seek avoid go war northern front predict would include syria anything transpire one theater syria lebanon together hezbollah assad regime assad regime collaborators say israel say hezbollah run lebanese army signal foes