Israel Says Hizbullah Aiming 60,000 Rockets at Jewish State
Hizbullah has between 60,000 and 70,000 rockets aimed at Israel, the Jewish state's Defense Ministry Diplomatic-Security chief said Monday.
Speaking at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism's World Summit, Amos Gilad said Hizbullah has stockpiled rockets of various types, and its arsenal is far more robust than the one it had prior to the 2006 war with Israel.
"The next war will be aimed against the home front," The Jerusalem Post quoted him as saying.
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday urged the European Union to place the military branch of Hizbullah on its list of "terrorist" organizations.
Israel has been pressing hard for the entire organization to be blacklisted since a deadly bombing in Bulgaria in July, on the grounds that the group is now active on European soil.
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