Shimon Peres, chairman of the opposition Labor Party, warned Wednesday that an immediate danger exists that Shiite Moslem fundamentalists might seize power in Lebanon and turn that country into a new “confrontation state” with Israel. The present situation in Lebanon is fraught with danger for Israel, Peres said, and the Israel Defense Force must be prepared to cope with it. He said that Israel should withdraw from Lebanon and implement parts of the May 17, 1983 agreement with the Lebanese government which allows the Israel Air Force to conduct overflights of Lebanese territory.
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