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An IDF soldier standing beside a Hezbollah bunker in southern Lebanon during the war last summer. (Yarom Kaminsky) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 12:38 13/12/2007 Report: N. Korea gave Hezbollah aid when IDF quit Lebanon in 2000 By Haaretz Service and News Agencies Tags: Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon  The Lebanese-based Hezbollah organization received military aid from North Korea after the Israel Defense Forces left south Lebanon in 2000, Army Radio reported on Thursday, quoting a recent report by the U.S. Congressional Research Service. According to the sources referenced in the congressional report, North Korean experts trained guerillas from the Syrian and Iranian-backed group in building bunkers and storing weapons, food and medical supplies. The report said the aid "significantly improved Hezbollah's ability to fight the Israelis" during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, according to the radio. Advertisement The CRS document also cited a report by a prominent South Korean academic, Moon Chung-in, that the Mossad intelligence agency believed that "vital missile components" used by Hezbollah against Israel came from North Korea. Both Hezbollah and North Korea are reported to have military ties with Syria. During last summer's fighting in Lebanon, Hezbollah received direct intelligence support from Syria, using data collected by listening posts jointly manned by Russian and Syrian crews. Hezbollah was also fed intelligence from new listening posts built on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, which are operated jointly with Iran. North Korea, which has been embroiled recently in an international row over its nuclear development program, was accused by a senior U.S. official of sending secret suppliers to Syria to provide it with nuclear equipment. In September 2007, the Israel Air Force struck a target in Syria which was later reported to have been a nuclear facility built with North Korean know-how. The Syrian ambassador to the U.S., Imad Moustapha, vehemently denied the reports of North Korean nuclear assistance, calling them "absolutely, totally, fundamentally ridiculous and untrue." Related articles: Inside Intel / Not a reactor - something far more vicious Syria, Iran intelligence services aided Hezbollah during war North Korea accuses U.S. of helping Israel develop nuclear weapons U.S. proposes stringent UN sanctions against North Korea Syria: There are no N. Korea-Syria nuclear facilities whatsoever Report: Iranian Foreign Ministry delegation visits North Korea Report: IDF raid seized nuclear material before Syria air strike Bookmark to del.icio.us Divisible capital No commandment says J'lem must be under Jewish rule. No permission granted Should U.S. Jews have a say in shaping Israel's policies?   1.   This Explains Everything 11:36  |  dyinglikeflies 13/12/07   2.   Why waited this long? 11:41  |  Cynical 13/12/07   3.   Those advocating relying on US for security should note 12:05  |  Absolute Sweden 13/12/07   4.   UNITY! 12:10  |  nick 13/12/07   5.   Israel`s newest weapon 13:16  |  Chaim Gorenstein 13/12/07   6.   #3. Who says they didn·t.! 13:27  |  Stephen. 13/12/07   7.   I`m confused 14:07  |  Paul Wood 13/12/07   8.   N. Korea and Hezbollah 14:23  |  Brod 13/12/07   9.   its not a conspiracy, its just that 15:09  |  guess 13/12/07   10.   some good news 15:18  |  james 13/12/07   11.   and I thought the "Axis of Evil" concept was far-fetched.. 16:36  |  Richard S 13/12/07   12.   Whinging 16:49  |  Georges 13/12/07   13.   Georges: It`s Not Your Money 17:40  |  UR Nuts 13/12/07   14.   # 11 18:19  |  Mustafa 13/12/07   15.   Odd 18:44  |  Mark Lincoln 13/12/07   16.   Once again thanks are due to Barak, the genius. 19:14  |  incompetency galore 13/12/07   17.   israel`s serious failures 19:56  |  alan 13/12/07   18.   HEY CYNICAL ISRAEL IS NOT PART OF THE US THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED 06:18  |  MOSHE 14/12/07   19.   Go figure. 15:30  |  Charles Smyth 16/12/07

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