Israeli security officials said on Thursday that in any future conflict with Hizbullah, Israel will likely cite the Shi'ite group's increasing influence within the Lebanese cabinet as a legitimate reason to target Lebanon's entire infrastructure. In the Second Lebanon War, the IAF did target some of Lebanon's infrastructure but was asked to stop by the US and others. Yet now that Hizbullah is an integral part of the Lebanese government, all Lebanese government facilities are legitimate military targets for Israel.