Lebanese Confirm Arms Flow To Hizballah

Lebanese civilians close to the border with Syria on Thursday said that weapons for Hizballah were being brought in by the truckload at night, The Jerusalem Post reported. The newspaper’s correspondent, on the ground in Lebanon, observed a long line of trucks at the Lebanese-Syrian border and spoke with local residents about Hizballah’s arms-smuggling efforts. “Of course weapons are coming from the border,” said one man. “Everybody here knows that. They’re coming from both Iran and Syria and also China and Russia.” U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 demands a cut-off of all arms shipments into Lebanon, requires Hizballah to give up its weapons and calls for a secure Lebanese-Syrian border.
(American Israel Public Affairs Committee-Daily Briefing [www.AIPAC.org])