OVER 60°/o OF WEAPONS SEIZED BY ISRAEL FROM HEZBOLLAH WERE RUSSIAN-MADE

The Russian Weapons in Hezbollah's possession are newer, more advanced and in large quantities than military analysts expected.

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bout 60-70 per cent of all weapons eized by Israel from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during the start of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon were of Russian origin, according to a report. Though Israel had always known that Russian arms were being used by Hezbollah, the extent of the trove, including the presence of the latest advanced weapons, has taken Israel by surprise. Some of these weapons include 2020-made Kornet antitank missiles provided by Russia to Syria. These missiles went from Syrian hands to Lebanon, the Wall Street Journal quoted an Arab and Syrian official told WSJ. The Russian weapons in Hezbollah's possession are newer, more advanced and in large quantities than military analysts expected.