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Israel: Ensure that Iran and Syria Do Not Resupply Hizballah
[Jerusalem Post] Herb Keinon - Israel does not expect Hizballah to be disarmed, and instead is now concentrating on ensuring that an arms embargo called for in UN Security Council Resolution 1701 be implemented. Furthermore, if the arms embargo is not effective, Israel has made clear it will have to act to ensure that it is. Senior Israeli officials have made it clear in recent days during talks with foreign governments that Israel realizes a Hizballah presence south of the Litani River is unavoidable. Israel is less concerned about grenades and rifles remaining in Hizballah's hands, and more about weaponry that gives it offensive capabilities. What Israel does expect is that the Lebanese Army and the international force that will deploy there ensure that Hizballah doesn't have offensive weaponry to attack Israel, and that if they do try to attack, there will be someone there to stop them. Israel would not lift its air and sea blockade of Lebanon until troops of the new multinational force were on the ground at crossing points in Lebanon to ensure that Iran and Syria do not resupply Hizballah.