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Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hizbullah's Hands
(Wall Street Journal) Anat Peled - Israeli troops in southern Lebanon are finding large troves of Russian weapons, including modern Kornet antitank missiles manufactured as recently as 2020, which came from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria. The weapons Israel is finding now are newer, more advanced, and present in larger numbers than expected by military analysts - 60-70% of the weapons seized were Russian. The arms have significantly bolstered Hizbullah's ability to fight back after Israeli airstrikes decimated its top leadership. Israel's foreign minister, Gideon Sa'ar, said recently that Israel hopes Russia will help enforce any agreement to disarm Hizbullah by preventing weapons smuggling from Syria to Lebanon. "The principle that Hizbullah won't be able to arm again or get new weapons systems or take them into Lebanon and to renew the threat to the extent it was before the war is vital to the success of any arrangement in Lebanon," he said.