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The Shi’ite militant organization Hezbollah is likely to gain possession of weapons supplied to Lebanon by the United States, Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned on Tuesday.
“We don’t like the supply of American weapons to Lebanon’s army over recent months, as well as the [further ones] planned; these arms are likely to reach Hezbollah’s hands,” Barak said at a conference in Ramat Gan.
“The new government in Lebanon needs to be given a political chance, but it must abide by agreements – first of all, resolution 1701,” he added, referring to the United Nations resolution that ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah.
He made the comments one day after Hezbollah was defeated in national elections in Lebanon. After accepting the results, the militant group insisted that it would not decommission its weapons.
Barak also touched upon recent disagreements between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States President over settlements and the peace process with the Palestinians.
“When there are differences with the new American administration, which is not similar to the administrations of Bush and even Clinton, there is still a deep infrastructure of shared values and stable security support,” he said.
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