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I doubt they would kill them, as I am sure they could use them for political leverage or a prisoner exchange.Originally posted by Haykakan View PostComment
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Lebanon accountable for Hezbollah: Netanyahu
The Lebanese government is responsible and will be held accountable for any attacks launched on Israel by Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Speaking to Israel Radio on Monday, Netanyahu said the militant group is an official part of the Lebanese government.
"It should be clear that the Lebanese government, as far as we are concerned, is responsible for every attack … launched from its territory against Israel," Netanyahu said. "It cannot hide and say 'Well, that's Hezbollah and we don't control them.'"
In Lebanon’s June election, the Hezbollah-led alliance claimed 57 seats.
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said recently that his group has replenished its weapons stock since its 2006 war with Israel and now has more than 30,000 rockets. Hezbollah fired nearly 4,000 rockets at Israel during the 2006 conflict.
The fighting in July and August 2006 lasted 34 days and killed around 1,000 people, the majority of which were civilians in Lebanon.
Netanyahu's comments come a day after he said Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza strip was a mistake that did not bring Israel peace or security.
"To my regret, the opposite occurred, and we know that Gaza became a Hamas base under Iranian control from which thousands of missiles have been fired, including in the last campaign," Netanyahu said. "In short, this did not bring peace."
The prime minister was speaking to his cabinet, commenting on the four years since the government dismantled its settlements in the area.
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/0...llah-gaza.html"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm XComment
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Israel spying devices found by UN
Israeli spying devices that were planted during the 2006 war with Hezbollah have been discovered in southern Lebanon, the UN has said.
UN peacekeepers discovered the buried devices when they were blown up by remote control by Israel on Sunday.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora accused Israel of blatantly violating the UN Security Council resolution that led to the end of fighting.
Israel has declined to comment directly on the matter.
Mr Siniora said an Israeli plane flying above peacekeepers and Lebanese troops investigating the blasts constituted further violation of the resolution.
The incident comes at a time of increased tension between the Lebanese authorities and Israel.
Earlier in October the Israeli army released a video which it said showed Hezbollah removing munitions from the scene of an explosion near the city of Tyre.
Under the same UN Security Council resolution, there should be no weapons south of the Litani river except in the hands of regular Lebanese forces and peacekeepers.
Hezbollah subsequently broadcast its own video which it said disproved the claims.
It also says overflights by Israeli spy-planes violate the resolution.
The war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 lasted 33-days during which time Hezbollah fired a hail of rockets into Israel and the Israelis bombed carried out a huge bombing campaign across Lebanon and a large ground incursion.
More than 1,125 Lebanese died during the conflict, as well as 119 Israeli soldiers and 40 Israeli civilians.
Israel made little headway in ground operations and the war ended inconclusively with Hezbollah's military wing largely intact.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1701 (2006) calling for the end of hostilities, the demilitarisation of the south of Lebanon and a mandate for a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to oversee the implementation of the resolution.
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In other words, Israel targeted civilians instead of taking on the freedom fighters much like they did to the Palestinians in Gaza.Originally posted by Federate View Post"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm XComment
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Of course, the casualties number is carefully worded to not distinguish between the Lebanese civilians and the Hezbollah soldiers while the article clearly states how many Israeli soldiers and Israeli civilians were killed specifically.Originally posted by KanadaHye View Post
The numbers are 1,191 Lebanese civilians killed and 4,409 injured. In addition, 250 Hezbollah soldiers were killed.Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!Comment
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Israelis 'seize Iran arms ship'
Israel's navy has intercepted a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of Iranian weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Israeli military has said.
The Antiguan-flagged vessel, Francop, was boarded 160km (100 miles) off the Israeli coast, the military said, and has been towed to the port of Ashdod.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the arms were intended to strike Israeli cities.
In recent months Israel has stepped up efforts to combat the smuggling of arms to both Hezbollah and Hamas militants.
Hezbollah has not yet commented on the latest incident.
Iran and Syria have both rejected Israel's allegations.
'Disguised cargo'
The Israeli military said marines had boarded the 137m (450ft) Francop after its captain agreed to the search and no force was used.
The vessel was intercepted "near Cyprus", the Israeli military said, though it gave no further details on where this took place.
The country's deputy defence minister, Matan Vilnai, said the ship's crew were not thought to have been aware of the smuggling operation.
A spokesperson for the military said there were "dozens of shipping containers, carrying numerous weapons, disguised as civilian cargo among hundreds of other containers on board".
The spokesperson added: "The weapons originate from Iran and were intended to reach the Hezbollah terror organisation for use against the state of Israel and its citizens."
The Associated Press news agency reported the vessel was operated by Cyprus-based shipping company United Feeder Services and the company had said the cargo was picked up in Damietta in Egypt.
The exact route of the ship has not been confirmed but Israel's Haaretz newspaper said it originated in Iran and had docked in Yemen and Sudan before using the Suez Canal.
A United Feeder Services source told news agencies the ship was scheduled to dock in Lebanon.
The Israeli military said an Iranian document had been found on the ship.
A military spokesperson said: "All the cargo certificates are stamped at the ports of origin and this one was stamped at an Iranian port."
However, in a news conference in Tehran broadcast on Iran's state-run Press TV, visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said the ship was not carrying Iranian-made weapons and that the cargo comprised Syrian exports to Iran.
Mr Netanyahu congratulated the army, navy and security forces on a successful action to prevent the supply of weapons.
Since Israel's offensive in Gaza last December and January, the Israeli navy and air force have been have conducting intense searches in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea for ships smuggling weapons either to Hezbollah or to Hamas in Gaza.
In February Israel said a vessel detained off Cyprus was carrying Iranian weapons to Hamas in Gaza. Iran denied the claim.
In 2002 the Israeli navy captured the Karin-A, which was carrying some 50 tonnes of arms thought to be destined for Gaza.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8341737.stm"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm XComment
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Hezbollah restored dignity to Lebanon in particular and Arabs in general from almost constant bullying by the Israelis. Too bad so many of the Arab (often brutal) regimes do not support them calling them terrorists (when the former rules through autocratic and repressive means), but the general Arab public admires their unequal yet heroic fight against Israeli incursion.Comment
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Of course Arab states call them terrorists. They're actually resisting zionism and making them look stupid.kurtçul kangalComment
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