Syrian forces seize 'Hezbollah-bound' weapons
Syria’s new security authorities on Friday seized a weapons shipment that was intended to be smuggled into Lebanon through illegal border crossings, Syria’s new authorities said.
The shipment contained “weapons and rockets,” the authorities added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights for its part said authorities seized “a truck loaded with weapons and advanced ammunition that Hezbollah was storing in Syria during the period of its occupation of the border areas.”
“Today it tried to move them to Lebanon through the illegal border crossings in Tartus’ countryside,” the Observatory added, noting that “this is the second truck to be seized after another Hezbollah truck was confiscated two days ago while carrying arms and ammunition in Homs’ western countryside.”
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Blinken addressed the Atlantic Council January 14, 2025.
"Regarding the need for a ceasefire, [Blinken] says: 'We believe that if the Palestinian demand is ignored, even if Hamas is destroyed, a more dangerous movement will be formed. We have seen this issue in Gaza. Hamas will quickly regain its power because there is no other alternative for the Palestinians. As long as the suffering in Gaza continues, Arab countries will further distance themselves from Israel and Israel's peace agreement with Jordan and Egypt will collapse. The continuation of the war in Gaza will crush the Israeli economy.'"
