Middle East Focus: Hezbollah Reports on Gates-Barak Comments……..
Hezbollah Reports on Gates-Barak Comments……..
“Following a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday during which Iran and the rearming of Hezbollah were major topics, Gates said that Hezbollah was at a point where it "has far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world." The two officials did not elaborate on the types of missiles, but the comments followed claims made in recent days that Hezbollah had received Scud missiles, which are capable of hitting wide areas within the Zionist entity. Barak said that Syria was providing Hezbollah with weapon systems which could change the delicate balance in Lebanon. He noted that Israel was closely watching the developments………”al-Manar TV (Hezbollah), reporting on the Gates-Barak meeting and Gates comments about arms transfers. Quite dispassionately, I would say. Cheers
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