Nov 5th, 2009 - Reuters
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel's U.N. ambassador complained to the United Nations on Thursday about what she said was an Iranian attempt to skirt a U.N. arms embargo and supply weapons to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah.
Israeli officials said on Wednesday that naval commandos had seized a ship carrying hundreds of tons of Iranian-supplied arms, including rockets, to the Shi'ite Muslim group.
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Israel: Weapons Would Let Hezbollah Fight a Month
Nov 5th, 2009 - ABC News
Israel said Thursday that Hezbollah could have bombarded the Jewish state for a month with the weapons confiscated in the country's largest-ever arms seizure, and called on the world to focus on the Lebanese militants' chief backer...
Israeli Navy Captures Arms Shipment
Nov 3rd, 2009 - New York Times
JERUSALEM — Israeli Navy commandos seized a cargo ship early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea that Israeli officials said was carrying rockets and ammunition bound for Hezbollah militants. Israel intercepted the ship...
Israel releases ship after unloading weapons
Nov 5th, 2009 - XinHua
JERUSALEM, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli authorities on Thursday released an intercepted ship after unloading a large amount of weapons on board that the Jewish state said were meant for one of its enemies. The cargo ship...
Israel Displays Huge Weapons Cache from Captured Ship
Nov 5th, 2009 - VOA News
Israel is displaying a vast array of what it says are Iranian weapons from a ship captured on the high seas.
Israel has invited foreign diplomats to view the booty from a ship seized by Israeli commandos in a daring raid Wednesday near Cyprus...Hezbollah, Iran and Syria disown arms shipment
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.
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3:05Israeli Defence Forces seize ship with arms intended to Hezbollah 11/05/2009
JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister charged Thursday that Iran's goal was to kill as many civilians as possible by giving Hezbollah what the military said were enough weapons to extend any war against Israel for one month ...
0:59Israeli Commandos Seize Hezbollah-bound Ship
Israeli commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons from Iran bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas _ the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. (Nov. 4)
6:21Israel Navy Intercepts Iranian Weapons en route to Hezbollah, 4 Nov 2009
The Israel Navy intercepted the "Francop" cargo ship, which was laden with roughly 500 tons of weapons hidden amongst civilian cargo. The 36 weapons containers were sent from Iran and meant for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon ...
0:37Israel seizes major arms haul 'headed to Hezbollah'
Israeli naval commandos intercepted a ship carrying "hundreds of tonnes" of arms which officials said were being sent from Iran to the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. The haul from the Francop ship is among the largest ever seized by Israel ...
