Lebanese Army ordered to confront israel in case of new violation
Lebanese aren't stupid, they know who the enemy is . . . and they'll be using weapons they seized from Hizbullah to fight them.
The Lebanese army will use weapons seized from the Shiite group Hezbollah to fight Israel in case of any future violation of Lebanese sovereignty, Defence Minister Elias Murr said."The truck and its content are now with the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon," Murr said in reference to a truck carrying Hezbollah arms -- including Grad rockets -- seized east of Beirut on Thursday.
"If Israel carries out another violation, we will use these weapons to confront it," he told reporters on Friday after a meeting with the commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, Major General Claudio Graziano.
Murr said he told Graziano that "the Lebanese army deployed in southern Lebanon has orders to confront Israeli forces in case of any new violation" of Lebanese sovereignty.
Lebanese and Israeli troops clashed across the border on Wednesday for the first time in decades, causing no casualties. The incident was sparked by Israeli sappers moving towards the border to clear unexploded ordnance.
Lie! According to earlier reports, israelis moved OVER the border and into Lebanon.
Anyway, congratulations israel, you traded one adversary in for another.
