Lebanese arms smuggling continues
JTA
"The United Nations reported continued arms smuggling from Syria into Lebanon.
Terje Roed-Larson, a senior U.N. envoy in the Middle East, said Monday that Lebanon regularly reports illicit arms shipments from Syria but doesn’t crack down because of political instability in Beirut.
The smuggling has come under intense international scrutiny since Israel’s war with Hezbollah, which ended with a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for the Lebanese militia to be disarmed.
Israel has violated the truce by continuing its air force patrols over Lebanon, but says this is necessary given the continued smuggling.
On Tuesday, eight Israeli jets staged a mock raid, flying low over a Hezbollah district in Beirut."
"The United Nations reported continued arms smuggling from Syria into Lebanon.
Terje Roed-Larson, a senior U.N. envoy in the Middle East, said Monday that Lebanon regularly reports illicit arms shipments from Syria but doesn’t crack down because of political instability in Beirut.
The smuggling has come under intense international scrutiny since Israel’s war with Hezbollah, which ended with a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for the Lebanese militia to be disarmed.
Israel has violated the truce by continuing its air force patrols over Lebanon, but says this is necessary given the continued smuggling.
On Tuesday, eight Israeli jets staged a mock raid, flying low over a Hezbollah district in Beirut."
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