Israel plans to ask visiting United States President Barack Obama to order an airstrike on Syria in the event that Syrian missiles are transferred from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Guardian reported on Sunday based on information obtained by an anonymous Israeli source.

The report in the Guardian stated that if the U.S. was unwilling to carry out the attack on its own Israel asks that it provide support for an Israeli attack to thwart the transfer of missiles.

"Maybe it would be better if Israel doesn't do it, but who is going to deal with it?" The Guardian quoted an unnamed Israeli official. "These missiles are not just a problem for Israel."

According to the Guardian the United States was unlikely to agree to an airstrike on Syria unless chemical weapons were involved. Despite this Israel plans to lobby the U.S. to support more preemptive strikes even at the price of igniting a conflict with the Hezbollah.

"What I hear over and over again from Israeli generals is that another war with Hezbollah is inevitable," a western diplomat told the Guardian. Adding that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which holds a large arsenal of rockets aimed at Israel, is in no one's best interest.

Last month it was reported that Israel attacked a convoy carrying arms from Syria to Lebanon. Israel didn't confirm or deny the report.