Netanyahu interview: Russia ought to provide Hezbollah with weapons | EUROtoday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not directly accuses Russia of offering Hezbollah with weapons in Lebanon. During searches of Hezbollah militia bases in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military discovered Russian weapons, Netanyahu informed the French day by day Le Figaro.

He burdened that in accordance with a 2006 UN decision, solely the Lebanese military was allowed to have weapons south of the Litani River. “However, Hezbollah has dug hundreds of tunnels and hideouts in this area, where we have just found a number of state-of-the-art Russian weapons,” the newspaper quoted him as saying.

The Washington Post additionally stories, citing Israeli officers, that Russian and Chinese anti-tank weapons have been discovered throughout Israeli raids in Lebanon.

Hezbollah, which is classed as a terrorist group, has been shelling Israel from Lebanon for months. After the foremost assault on Israel by its allied Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, 2023, it opened a second entrance in opposition to Israel.

In current weeks, Israeli forces have expanded their airstrikes on Hezbollah. They additionally launched floor operations in southern Lebanon in opposition to militia positions round two weeks in the past.