Perilous
Times
More Missiles Moving into Lebanon
by Chana Ya'ar
Israel National News.
Hundreds of missiles have been moved into Lebanon from Syria in
the past several weeks, according to a report published Saturday
in the French newspaper Le Figaro.
A "Western expert" quoted in the report described trucks ferrying
long-range Iranian missiles to Hizbullah bases in Lebanon's Bekaa
Valley, just over the border.
Among the ordnance were Fajr 4, Fajr 3 and Zilzal missiles,
allegedly removed by Hizbullah from Syria due to fears the regime
of President Bashar al-Assad may fall.
According to the report, Hizbullah is unsure it would enjoy the
same strong support under a new government that it has under the
Assad regime, where it was able to maintain its own storage
depots.
The terrorist organization is also fearful that Israel may bomb
its convoys as they transport the missiles to Lebanon, the source
told the French newspaper. Unnamed intelligence agencies have been
monitoring the progress of the convoys, which are camouflaged.
Hundreds of Syrians, some with gunshot wounds,also crossed into
neighboring Lebanon over the weekend. The human traffic, however,
arrived in search of refuge from the growing government crackdown
in their homeland, a Lebanese security official said Saturday.
Other Syrians marched in a funeral for victims of the crackdown
outside Damascus, demanding Assad's ouster from power.
Most refugees arriving at the Lebanese border came after Syrian
security forces opened fire on protesters in anti-regime
demonstrations across Syria on Friday. Syrian activists said 20
people were killed, including two children aged 12 and 13.