Qandil made the charge in a statement to reporters after meeting vice president of the higher Shiite Islamic Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan.
"We believe that an American-Israeli war is behind the door and it would be a continuity of the July (2006) war … unfortunately the same countries that had planned, financed and executed the July aggression stand behind continuity of this war," Qandil said.
He noted that the assassination of Hezbollah's Imad Mughniyeh "strangely coincided with the declaration by a group of states about banning citizens from visiting Lebanon, as if the suspect is saying here I am."
Saudi Arabia on Monday issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid Lebanon due to the persisting situation.
Qandil said citizens of such states that he did not mention by name "would not be treated for what their governments do."
Restricting travel to Lebanon, according to Qandil, is a "serious indication that the decision to go to war has been taken."
He warned Lebanese leaders against "hurling Lebanon in a new civil war that would change it into scorched earth."
Saudi ambassador explains action
The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel Aziz Khoja said the travel advisory of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning travel to Lebanon is the result of the Saudi government's concern over the safety of its citizens.
Khoja, in an interview with the newspaper "Al-Watan" said the” advisory is due to the deteriorating security situation in Lebanon, which threatens the security of all visitors, not only Saudis," adding that Saudi citizens who are currently in Lebanon should take extra precautions. He urged the Saudis not go to Lebanon now unless it is a case of absolute necessity.
Khoja also cautioned the media not to read too much into this decision and to avoid any speculation .
Qandil rejects the International tribunal
Qandil, whose name came up as a suspect during the investigation of the assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is a key member of the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah-led opposition .
Last Tuesday he rejected the international tribunal as "illegitimate" and predicted the return of Syria's army to Lebanon.
Qandil told a news conference Tuesday that the tribunal is based on an agreement between the government of Premier Fouad Siniora and the United Nations.
"The Siniora government is illegitimate and does not have the right to conclude agreements. Any contract concluded with the Siniora government is binding to this particular government and not to the Lebanese people," Qandil said.
He also criticized the arrest of the four generals( who are also suspects in the Hariri assassination) , claiming they were mere "political detainees."
"Unless the four generals were released … there will be no justice, no truth and, consequently, no international tribunal," Qandil said.
Sources: Naharnet, Ya Libnan