Nov 4th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Iran and Syria have denied Israeli claims that a ship seized in the Mediterranean was carrying Iranian weapons for Hezbollah militants.
The Israeli military said the arms cache was one of the largest it had ever found.
It said the arms came from Iran and were bound for Syria and ultimately for Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
Israel has recently stepped up efforts to combat the smuggling of arms to both Hezbollah and Hamas militants.
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Nov 5th, 2009 - Reuters
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Nov 5th, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a large Iranian weapons shipment that Israel seized on Wednesday – and alleges was destined for Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon – constituted a "war crime.
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Nov 5th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Hezbollah and its Iranian and Syrian backers have flatly rejected Israeli claims that a shipment of arms and ammunition intercepted at sea was destined for the Lebanese militia group.Seized ship carried arms for Hezbollah from Iran, says Israel
Nov 5th, 2009 - The Seattle Times
JERUSALEM - Israel's navy seized a cargo ship Wednesday, intercepting what officials described as 300 tons of weapons being smuggled from Iran to Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas...
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