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A helicopter carrying UN peacekeeping forces helicopter landing at its base in the port city of Naqoura, Lebanon on Tuesday. (AP) Last update - 02:41 11/10/2006 Lebanese forces confiscate weapons from Hezbollah in south By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondents The Lebanese Army has confiscated arms apparently belonging to Hezbollah in South Lebanon, Lebanese Defense Minister Michel al-Murr said Tuesday. Asked by journalists to confirm reports to that effect, Murr said: "The reports in the media about arms confiscated were correct." This is the first time the Lebanese Army has been known to take away arms belonging to any forces in Lebanon. Murr declined to provide further details, telling reporters only, "We perform our duties and our job properly. It is a natural thing. This is our task to confiscate all the arms." Advertisement There are armed groups besides Hezbollah operating in South Lebanon, among them Palestinian groups. Most concentrate their activity within the Palestinian refugee camps. The issue of Hezbollah's weapons is at the center of the dispute between the militia and its Lebanese opponents. The organization has pledged to make sure its weapons are kept out of sight, but has warned the Lebanese Army not to search for them. However, several senior members of the organization, including Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, have emphasized that Hezbollah is secretly maintaining its military capability and will make use of it in wartime against Israel. The Lebanese Army deployed in the country's south in August, at the end of the war, for the first time in decades, but the government did not stipulate that it must search for Hezbollah's arms. Murr on Tuesday praised Hezbollah for its conduct. "We can confirm that the resistance is cooperating by refraining from displaying arms," he said. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Siniora vs. Hezbollah The Lebanon prime minister accuses Hezbollah of staging a coup. Powerless in Gaza Palestinians say tha Gaza power plant has closed due to a fuel shortage.   1.   Lebanese army seizes weapons 20:16  |  Shmuelshachor 10/10/06   2.   Lebanese Army Grabs Plastic Straws And Spitwads! 20:25  |  Yosemite Sam 10/10/06   3.   Libanese army 20:33  |  Marco Benatar 10/10/06   4.   Lebanese Army 20:46  |  Jim 10/10/06   5.   elias murr 20:50  |  jean marie 10/10/06   6.   From Hezbollah to Hezbalbollah , Cat watching on the yogurt 21:04  |  Joseph E . 10/10/06   7.   Hezbollah gave up arms? NOT!! 21:06  |  Dale 10/10/06   8.   Weapons conficastion 21:18  |  Chaim Gorenstein 10/10/06   9.   I hope this is true 21:26  |  Gina 10/10/06   10.   civil war already started in Lebanon, I`m so happy 21:26  |  Gaza Boy 10/10/06   11.   They put it from one hand into the other 21:35  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 10/10/06   12.   Lebanese Army collects unspecified weapons 21:43  |  krystal 10/10/06   13.   it doesnt matter 21:58  |  * TALKBACK OBSERVER* 10/10/06   14.   To Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4. 22:01  |  Colin Wright 10/10/06   15.   to 2 22:02  |  * TALKBACK OBSERVER* 10/10/06   16.   To #7 `civil war has already started, so I`m happy` 22:03  |  Colin Wright 10/10/06   17.   IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES! I NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE THIS DAY 22:06  |  ALBERT 10/10/06   18.   Observer 22:13  |  Raphael David 10/10/06   19.   Talk About Manufactured News 22:15  |  Dovy 10/10/06   20.   Gaza Boy You`re A Palestinian? 22:24  |  Yosemite Sam 10/10/06   21.   WAKE UP !!!!! 22:39  |  Proud Lebanese 10/10/06   22.   # 17 ALBERT 22:44  |  Joseph E . 10/10/06   23.   your comment 22:54  |  richard 10/10/06   24.   shmuelshachor Infiltrater? 22:56  |  Lebanese 10/10/06   25.   your comment 22:57  |  richard 10/10/06   26.   You are right Krystal 23:16  |  Lebanese 10/10/06   27.   Hezbollah Arms 23:27  |  * BEN JABO 10/10/06   28.   Too soon 23:39  |  Paolo 10/10/06   29.   disarming hizbullah 23:53  |  dale 10/10/06   30.   To Lebanese #24 23:57  |  avi 10/10/06   31.   Incredible! 00:06  |  Royce Stanton 11/10/06   32.   Cosmetic BS 00:09  |  Mark 11/10/06   33.   RE: ALBERT #17 00:27  |  Guess who 11/10/06   34.   Yes I`m and hell to lebanese 00:30  |  Gaza Boy 11/10/06   35.   It`s in Lebanon`s interest to disarm hezzy 00:39  |  Dave 11/10/06   36.   Joseph E #22 00:40  |  Guess who 11/10/06   37.   Lebanon is Iraq 2, not a safe place 00:43  |  Gaza Boy 11/10/06   38.   No credit here to the Lebanese Army? 00:49  |  Johnboy 11/10/06   39.   i agree with proud lebanese 01:02  |  * TALKBACK OBSERVER* 11/10/06   40.   hisbollah and lebanon 01:07  |  Intelligent boy 11/10/06   41.   Re Proud Lebanese #21 WAKE UP!!!! 01:46  |  Colin Wright 11/10/06   42.   To 17 and 22 01:52  |  Lebanese!!!!!! 11/10/06   43.   To Colin Wright 02:00  |  Lebanese!!!!!! 11/10/06   44.   # 30 Wishing Doesn`t Make It So 02:00  |  Tony Anthony 11/10/06   45.   Gaza Boy -- congratulations! 02:01  |  Gina 11/10/06   46.   #32 Re: Cheba 02:28  |  Tel Hai 11/10/06   47.   # 29 Guess who 02:47  |  Joseph E . 11/10/06   48.   something is missing... 02:59  |  vik 11/10/06   49.   No. 14 03:00  |  South 11/10/06   50.   TO VERY PROUD LEBANESE 03:14  |  Ephraim 11/10/06   51.   TO LEBANESE 03:18  |  Ephraim 11/10/06   52.   # 21 Proud Lebanese and # 32 talkback observer 03:28  |  Joseph E . 11/10/06   53.   The strong IT(error)F can`t disarm Hezbollah 03:59  |  Lebanese in Canada 11/10/06   54.   yes BABY...!!! 04:37  |  AMIR 11/10/06   55.   Gaza Boy 05:58  |  Tatiana 11/10/06   56.   Gaza boy 06:13  |  F.Y 11/10/06   57.   Hezbollah won`t disarm 06:30  |  OC 11/10/06   58.   True or window dressing? 06:39  |  Impartial 11/10/06   59.   Gaza boy is OUR Palestinian 08:15  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/10/06   60.   Johnboy 08:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 11/10/06   61.   #`s37/8/9The uneducated boy family post together now 10:05  |  Joe Moer 11/10/06   62.   #60 Margie, what is your point? 10:34  |  Johnboy 11/10/06   63.   who cares 14:41  |  11/10/06   64.   Selective enforcement 15:01  |  * BEN JABO 11/10/06   65.   pissed off from hizbullah 14:17  |  unknown 11/05/08

Read & React Israel is watching Lebanon closely, but won't meddle Responses: 65 Gideon Levy: PM probe raises serious questions about U.S. Jewry-Israel relations Responses: 24 Zvi Bar'el: Israel is ignoring the possibility Hezbollah may soon run Lebanon Responses: 15 Editorial: For the first time it seems Olmert's hard core of loyalists is collapsing Responses: 6 Rosner's Domain What Does It Mean To Be "Pro-Israel"? Malley will not advise Obama (WTR) Poll: What happend in Lebanon? Obama and the Jews: is 61% enough? Who's pushing the US to war with Iran? (WTR) More Headlines 14:39 Vice Premier: We must view Lebanon as 'Hezbollah state' 10:38 ANALYSIS: Clashes in Beirut - not only Lebanon's problem 13:11 Report: Talansky paid Olmert's $4,717 hotel bill in U.S. in 2005 10:02 Hamas militant killed, another injured in southern Gaza blast 12:54 Israel to hear Egypt proposal on Gaza truce Monday 11:56 Grant prays for Man. U fumble to give Chelsea the championship 14:50 Gov't official accused of forging entry visas for Russian mafia 13:34 Tales from a N.Y. cabby: 'My first wife was Muslim, my second was Jewish' 14:24 State employees suspected of smuggling foreign workers into Israel 15:00 Israeli industrialist, peace advocate Benjamin Gaon dies at age 73 10:51 Organizers hope Olmert probe won't cast shadow on Peres conference 01:16 Jewish Republicans are jockeying to win McCain's favor 10:59 21 Qassams hit the Negev on Saturday, lightly wounding five Previous Editions Select Day 09 may 08 may 07 may 06 may 05 may 04 may 02 may 01 may 30 apr 29 apr 28 apr 27 apr

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