Source: Manar TV, 9-2-2007
"Israel" welcomed the announcement by the unconstitutional government of Fouad Saniora, of seizing an arms` shipment intended for the Islamic Resistance. "Israeli" radio broadcast the news and said that this indicated a new an d positive turn for "Israel`s" benefit. "Israeli" analysts and commentators quoted senior "Israeli" officials as saying that they hope Saniora`s government would disarm the resistance since "Israel`s" military failed to do so during the war last July. "Israeli" officials also exploited the seizure of the shipment and the way pro-government media dealt with the issue, to confirm their claims that arms are still flowing from Syria into Lebanon, thus using this as a pretext to continue "Israeli" violation of the Lebanese airspace. "Israeli" Defense Minister Amir Peretz also signaled "Israel" might as well launch military operations against the resistance, under the pretext of fighting arms smuggling. "Israeli" daily Yediot Aharonot linked between the seizure of arms shipment and the US supply of 60 multi-functional vehicles to Lebanese security forces to help Saniora`s government in fighting Hizbullah`s attempts to smuggle arms.