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IDF Displays Thousands of Captured Hizbullah Weapons
(Times of Israel) Emanuel Fabian - At an army base in northern Israel this week, the IDF invited journalists to view arms and other equipment captured from Hizbullah. On display were 6,840 RPG rockets and anti-tank missiles, including 340 Russian-made Kornets, along with their launchers; 9,000 explosive devices and grenades; 2,250 unguided rockets and mortars; 2,700 assault rifles; 2,860 other guns, including sniper rifles; and 60 anti-aircraft missiles. The IDF said that some of the weapons that meet Israel's military standard - including the mortars - will be put to use by the army. The IDF said Wednesday that it had killed 3,800 Hizbullah operatives during the fighting in Lebanon. Thousands more were wounded.