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| Israeli army destroys Hezbollah weapon depots |
| 2006-09-02 |
| (Xinhua) -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops have destroyed an unspecified number of weapon depots belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah during the past 24 hours, Israel's newspaper Ha'aretz reported Friday on its website edition. During the Israeli operation around the southern Lebanese village of Ayt a-Shab near the Israeli border, the troops found rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar shells, light arms and communications equipment in the depot, the report said. On Thursday, the army transferred the control over a section near the Israeli-Lebanese border to the Lebanese army and the UN troops, an army spokeswoman said. Israel has said it will withdraw all the troops from Lebanon only if the UN peacekeeping troops take over the area. The 34-day-long fighting between Israel and Hezbollah ended on Aug. 14 under the UN Security Council resolution 1701 which calls for Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon and authorizes an increase of the existing UN force in Lebanon to 15,000 troops to help Lebanese troops take control of southern Lebanon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 "...the troops found rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar shells, light arms and communications equipment in the depot... ." Bet they were found in a school or toystore. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-09-02 18:02 |
| #10 Maybe you're right WX, hope so. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-02 13:23 |
| #9 I don't think it's under the media radar, but the kidnapping and subsequent forced conversion of 2 press agents that has their eyes covered. The press is like everyone else, they desire to be respected as elite among men. Forced conversions show a total lack of respect. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-09-02 13:18 |
| #8 At least in the North. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-02 11:45 |
| #7 And the rockets have stopped. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-09-02 10:53 |
| #6 Like an RB commenter noted this week, the IDF is staying right under the media-radar. If this work in S. Leb and Gaza can continue with the same intensity for another couple of months, Hamas and Hezzie might be in a bad way. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-02 03:38 |
| #5 Where found complicit, by act or omission, in arms smuggling and other Leb / Hezb shit, it would be worth its weight in gold to see the Israelis arrest, disarm, and frog-march the offending UN assholes to the nearest coastline and notify the UN to pick 'em up within 24 hours or they'll have to swim home. Works for me. All future UN efforts, especially any that center upon Israel and its foes, should be subjected to microscopic scrutiny. The UN's blatant anti-Semitism must be outed for once and all. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-02 02:00 |
| #4 two words: booby traps |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-02 01:09 |
| #3 Indeed, tw. Completely ignoring the UN seems to make the most sense. Go about your business presuming they are reporting your movements to the Leb / Hezb and being prepared for counter-ambush. Self-defense trumps all, even for the evil Jooos. Where found complicit, by act or omission, in arms smuggling and other Leb / Hezb shit, it would be worth its weight in gold to see the Israelis arrest, disarm, and frog-march the offending UN assholes to the nearest coastline and notify the UN to pick 'em up within 24 hours or they'll have to swim home. That, I believe, is the way to deal with this farce UN ceasefire. |
| Posted by: Omoque Snereque6639 2006-09-02 01:06 |
| #2 So long as the weapons are destroyed, and their emplacements and bunkers and such are mapped (and possibly even bugged for later listening), I'm content to ignore the UN for as long as necessary. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-02 00:53 |
| #1 Well, well. This disarming is going along right fine! Too bad the d@mned UN has nothing to do with it. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-02 00:34 |