Monday, November 9, 2009

Israel Wanted to Bomb Ship Smuggling Arms to Hezbollah

U.S. officials were able to dissuade Israel from bombing the weapons smuggling cargo ship that Israeli commandos intercepted earlier this week. A-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper was first to report this news, which was based on unnamed Israeli sources.
If it is true that Israel was going to blow the Francop out of the water, then it's good that the U.S. was able to stop the attack because the crew and owners of the ship apparently had no idea what type of cargo they were carrying in the sealed containers.
In other relevant news, Hezbollah, and the governments of Syria and Iran deny any involvement in the 500 tons of weapons and ammunition seized by Israel.

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