Hizbullah has more arms, fighters than in 2006 - MP
Source: AFP, 8-8-2008
BEIRUT: Hizbullah now has more arms and personnel than it did before the summer 2006 war against "Israel", an MP in the party's bloc said on Friday. "The resistance gives the assurance that it has become more powerful in equipment and numbers after the July war" with "Israel", said Hassan Fadlallah.
Hizbullah, which has both a political party as well as a military wing, "will not refrain from reinforcing its capabilities," he told Lebanon's state- run National News Agency.
Hizbullah, which has repeatedly touted the strength of its resistance in the summer war of 2006, is part of a national unity government in Lebanon that was formed on July 11.
But negotiations on a policy statement were hampered by disputes on the key issue of the arsenal of Hizbullah, which has continued to insist on the right to resist "Israel".
The policy statement insists on "the right of Lebanon, its people, its army and its resistance to liberate its land" that is occupied by "Israel".
BEIRUT: Hizbullah now has more arms and personnel than it did before the summer 2006 war against "Israel", an MP in the party's bloc said on Friday. "The resistance gives the assurance that it has become more powerful in equipment and numbers after the July war" with "Israel", said Hassan Fadlallah.
Hizbullah, which has both a political party as well as a military wing, "will not refrain from reinforcing its capabilities," he told Lebanon's state- run National News Agency.
Hizbullah, which has repeatedly touted the strength of its resistance in the summer war of 2006, is part of a national unity government in Lebanon that was formed on July 11.
But negotiations on a policy statement were hampered by disputes on the key issue of the arsenal of Hizbullah, which has continued to insist on the right to resist "Israel".
The policy statement insists on "the right of Lebanon, its people, its army and its resistance to liberate its land" that is occupied by "Israel".
