The US government reacts to Israeli threats against Lebanon

"QUESTION: Yes. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has threatened Lebanon yesterday, saying that Israel will find itself extremely free to launch a military operation on Lebanon no matter what the consequences of this operation will be. And he added that Israel will not accept the current situation while Hezbollah is represented in the parliament and in the government, and has 40,000 rockets. How do you view this threat?
MR. WOOD: Well, I haven’t seen the comments by the Israeli defense minister, but we remain extremely concerned about Hezbollah’s – the role Hezbollah is playing in Lebanon, including its attempts to rearm in violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Hezbollah continues to pose a threat to peace and security in the region. But what’s important is that – here is that the United States fully supports the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701."