Since the start of the Israeli operation in southern Lebanon, numerous Russian weapons have been seized in the tunnels dug by Hezbollah, an Islamist movement close to Hamas and Iran. “ In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah has dug hundreds of tunnels and caches, where we have just found a quantity of state-of-the-art Russian weapons », Benyamin Netanyahu indicated to Le Figaro in mid-October. 9M131 anti-tank missiles, 9K32 Strela-2 surface-to-air missile systems, RPG-29 Vampire grenade launchers…
So many weapons used against Israel, which could decide to react to this Russian support for its enemies. Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel and MP Dan Ilouz tabled a bill on November 11 before the Knesset, the Israeli Assembly, which provides in particular that weapons confiscated in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories be returned to the Ukrainian army. These seized weapons are now destroyed.
“We have the same enemy”
The text has not yet been studied by Israeli deputies but it provoked a reaction from the Ukrainian ambassador in the country. “ The purpose of tabling this bill was to make the situation more public “, said Yevgen Korniychuk, who believes that the Israeli Defense Ministry could have already transferred these weapons discreetly.
« I have already heard these ideas that we should not provoke Russia. But Russia welcomes Hamas leaders, supplies weapons to Hezbollah, and more… What else can be provoked?he asks. We have the same enemy: Iran, Russia and Iranian allies » which are Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.
To be adopted, the bill must undergo three readings. It will first be presented in plenary session for a brief debate on its content. It will then be submitted to the relevant parliamentary committee for further discussion. When the committee has completed its work, the bill will return to the plenary session for a second reading. It is only during this stage that the deputies will vote on the text.
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