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Under UNIFIL's Nose, Hizbullah Turned Lebanon Village into Terror Base
(Ynet News) Yair Kraus - IDF forces operating in Naqoura - a Shiite village on the Israel-Lebanon border located adjacent to a large UNIFIL base in southern Lebanon - found a trove of armaments, including explosive devices, RPGs, AK-47 rifles, Iranian missiles, and anti-tank mortar shells ready for use. The site served as a staging ground for Hizbullah's planned invasion of the Galilee by its Radwan forces, including the occupation of the Israeli city of Nahariya. "UN forces did not prevent Hizbullah from amassing so many arms and munitions," said Col. (res.) Nir Shimri, whose paratroopers have been operating in the village. Hizbullah set up one of its largest logistical and strategic hubs on the coastal road leading from the border to Tyre and Sidon, operating alongside the UNIFIL forces. It is clearly evident that the international forces were complicit in their silence, given the scope of Hizbullah's military might, revealed in Naqoura and dozens of other villages. "Nearly every home contained stockpiles of military equipment and fortified positions," Shimri said. In the village orchards, troops discovered rocket launchers aimed at Israel and notebooks detailing planned targets in northern Israel. The area was riddled with tunnels, command centers, weapon caches and rocket-laden trucks. "The closer we moved toward the UN base and the border, the more ammunition we uncovered. It felt as though UNIFIL provided cover for Hizbullah," a soldier said.