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Israel to UN: Hezbollah has tripled its land-to-sea missile arsenal
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent
tags: Hezbollah, Israel 

Hezbollah has tripled its arsenal of C-802 land-to-sea missiles and has rehabilitated its military strength north of the Litani River, according to information handed over by Israel to the United Nations.

The information was included in a report compiled by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701, which brought the Second Lebanon War to an end.

During the war, a C-802 missile struck the INS Hanit off the Lebanese coast, killing four naval servicemen.
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Ban said in the report that Israel had transferred a great deal of information demonstrating that Hezbollah has rehabilitated its military strength north of the Litani River.

The report states that, according to Israel, Hezbollah's long-range missile teams are deployed north of the river, and that "most of the new missiles include [the Iranian-made] Zelzal and Fajr missiles that have a range of over 250 kilometers and are capable of hitting areas south of Tel Aviv."

The report added that Israel says Hezbollah has established an anti-aircraft unit armed with surface-to-air missiles.

Ban said Israel has also informed the UN of an increase in Hezbollah activity south of the Litani, but stressed that Israel refused to provided intelligence information on the matter due to the sensitive nature of the sources.

The report stated that Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's recent speeches lend credence to Israel's claims, but said senior Hezbollah officials have told the UN that "Nasrallah's comments were intended solely to deter possible aggression and not in order to threaten Israel."

The report was handed over to Security Council member states before being made public Wednesday.

According to the report, Israel and Lebanon have begun marking a 6-kilometer section of the "Blue Line" between Kibbutz Hanita and Alma ash-Shab with barrels, in a process mediated by the UN.

According to the report, the first barrel was placed on September 26, and the sides are conducting measurements in order to continue the process.

The Blue Line is the international border between Israel and Lebanon, determined following Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000.

The border fence, however, follows the "Purple Line," a short distance inside Israel, allowing the Israel Defense Forces to exercise operational control over both sides of the fence.

Ban reported, however, that there has been no progress regarding the divided Israeli Arab town of Ghajar, which straddles the border, and that talks on security arrangements in the area have reached a dead end.

In addition, Ban criticized Israel in the report for failing to provide complete information on the location of cluster bombs fired during the war, and has yet to end Israel Air Force overflights in Lebanese airspace.

The report also includes the previously unreleased findings of a UN mapping expert responsible for charging the disputed Shaba Farms area.

The Second Lebanon War erupted July 12, 2006 after Hezbollah abducted Israel Defense Forces soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev and killed three others in a cross-border raid.

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      1.   seems hizbullah doesn`t want peace, eh? 11:27  |  matt 31/10/07
      2.   the world in reverse at the un moon follows none 11:46  |  victor hardman 31/10/07
      3.   Well, gosh! Matt, that seems rather harsh 11:55  |  Johnboy 31/10/07
      4.   So Israel wants peace eh Matt? 12:11  |  Sam 31/10/07
      5.   HESBALLAH has not handed over any information on Regev&Goldwasser 12:18  |  PETER S.M. 31/10/07
      6.   CHINESE WEAPONS IN TERRORIST HANDS??? 12:22  |  THE END IS NEAR 31/10/07
      7.   The Christians lost their Pearl 12:26  |  dovale 31/10/07
      8.   Israel`s Invasion was so short sighted 12:59  |  Tim 31/10/07
      9.   THE LANGUAGE OF PEACE AND WAR 12:59  |  indrajaya 31/10/07
      10.   just remember who has NUKS 13:01  |  THINK AGAIN 31/10/07
      11.   Three whole missiles wow 13:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/07
      12.   DON`Y TRUST UNIFIL,RETAKE LEBANON, INSTALL ORDER, SECURITY, PEACE 13:29  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 31/10/07
      13.   If Hizbollah starts another war 13:43  |  Nechama 31/10/07
      14.   WHY BLAME HIZBULLAH AFTER ISRAEL MURDERED 1000 LIBANESE? 13:48  |  TrippleJump 31/10/07
      15.   Nations have a duty to defend and arm themselves.. 13:51  |  Eric 31/10/07
      16.   # 5 13:58  |  Adel 31/10/07
      17.   JUST WHO GOVERNS LEBANON? 13:58  |  Ian 31/10/07
      18.   DON`Y TRUST UNIFIL,RETAKE LEBANON, INSTALL ORDER, SECURITY, PEACE 13:59  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 31/10/07
      19.   So the threat to Israel`s navy is 14:06  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/07
      20.   To dovale 14:07  |  Lebanese 31/10/07
      21.   Impotent UN 14:21  |  Brod 31/10/07
      22.   #17 Lebanese 14:21  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/07
      23.   To Ian#14 14:23  |  Lebnani 31/10/07
      24.   With the permission of the Lebanese Govt. 14:27  |  Paulo 31/10/07
      25.   Lebanon is a lost case 14:29  |  Pedro 31/10/07
      26.   ERICIs Hesbala a nation or a militia outside government control 14:34  |  PETER SM 31/10/07
      27.   #18 Brod 14:37  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/07
      28.   Fighting the windmills in Lebanon 14:41  |  Tosefta 31/10/07
      29.   #2 Sam and Lebanese "democracy" 14:41  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      30.   so what havent hezbollah got 14:43  |  THINK AGAIN 31/10/07
      31.   Chris # 17 14:43  |  Sabra 31/10/07
      32.   Ahmadinejad is itching for a fight 14:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/10/07
      33.   #12 Eric - nations, yes; militias, no 14:46  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      34.   VOICE OF MOSHIACH 14:49  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      35.   Daisy Cutters 14:51  |  Ron 31/10/07
      36.   #17 Lebanese -"So, how did we loose Lebanon?" 14:51  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      37.   #19 Chris Linthwaite - Don`t make me laugh 14:54  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      38.   Hezbollah never wanted peace and the Un is useless 14:55  |  Kipperraes 31/10/07
      39.   #23 Tosefta 14:56  |  Yonatan 31/10/07
      40.   Chris Linthwaite - Just curious 14:58  |  17 31/10/07
      41.   No Iran = No Ziballah 15:00  |  Lament Libnan 31/10/07
      42.   What Haaretz is hiding from the Israeli Public 15:13  |  Jonathan S 31/10/07
      43.   to dovale 15:20  |  john 31/10/07
      44.   Hizbollah could have 50 times more missiles 15:28  |  Mike 31/10/07
      45.   To Yonatan 15:30  |  BlackWater 31/10/07
      46.   To Yonatan 15:34  |  Lebanese 31/10/07
      47.   #27 Sabra 15:36  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/10/07
      48.   as usual un useless cannot do a thing and its advice is useless 15:41  |  ralph 31/10/07
      49.   Alleged Occupation 15:44  |  Alan 31/10/07
      50.   Dovale 15:48  |  Walid 31/10/07
      51.   Don`t bite more than you can swallow (Yonatan #39) 15:50  |  Tosefta 31/10/07
      52.   Wasn`t the purpose of the UN force to stop Hezbollah`s rearming 15:55  |  Murray of Montreal 31/10/07
      53.   Yonatan 15:56  |  Sam 31/10/07
      54.   Militias are the army of the people and the military is the army 15:58  |  Eli 31/10/07
      55.   Sam 16:04  |  Brad 31/10/07
      56.   Ian 16:05  |  Walid 31/10/07
      57.   TrippleJump 16:11  |  Brad 31/10/07
      58.   Silly Lebanese: What do you expect? 16:15  |  Brad 31/10/07
      59.   Brad from Canada 16:25  |  peeps 31/10/07
      60.   Brad 16:26  |  Walid 31/10/07
      61.   The Israeli Mind 16:29  |  Ahmed 31/10/07
      62.   Alan 16:29  |  Walid 31/10/07
      63.   The Israeli Mind 2 16:34  |  Ahmed 31/10/07
      64.   YONATAN#34:MY COMING,PAYING TAXES TO CORRUPT STATE WILL NOT HELP, 16:35  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 31/10/07
      65.   Hizballah wants war 16:38  |  Larry 31/10/07
      66.   why has this been permitted by anyone? 16:40  |  frenz 31/10/07
      67.   The VOICE 16:48  |  Eli 31/10/07
      68.   Yehuda Gil is telling lies about Hizbullah strength now 17:05  |  Yossi Cronenberg 31/10/07
      69.   #8, Tim from Canada 17:16  |  DR 31/10/07
      70.   #61 and the Israeli mind 17:25  |  DR 31/10/07
      71.   #47 Linthwaite: so EU agrees Lebanon is accountable all Hezb acts 17:33  |  Dr. L. Brnd 31/10/07
      72.   UNIFIL. What a mission! 17:36  |  Jason 31/10/07
      73.   HEZBOLLAH SHOULD BE ATTACKED NOW BEFORE THEY LAUNCH THEIR ROCKETS 17:48  |  Susi Q 31/10/07
      74.   Would you buy a used car from an Israeli spokesman? 17:49  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      75.   I don`t believe a word, but it makes for cheery reading 17:52  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      76.   #14 WHY BLAME HIZBULLAH AFTER ISRAEL MURDERED 1000 LIBANESE? 17:53  |  B`Galil 31/10/07
      77.   The unpleasant sound of a Zionist lizard rubbing its paws # 71 17:54  |  Clickfool 31/10/07
      78.   to #15 Nations have a duty to defend and arm themselves.. 17:55  |  B`Galil 31/10/07
      79.   To#46 Lebanese 18:00  |  B`Galil 31/10/07