Shalev referred to an explosion of what Israel determined was a
Hizbullah weapons warehouse on July 14. He said the warehouse contained
rockets, mortars, artillery shells, grenades shipped to Hizbullah since the
war with Israel in 2006.
"This recent explosion is a glaring example of Hizbullah's use of
civilian infrastructure," Shalev said.
On July 15, the Israeli military released a video taken of the suspected
Hizbullah warehouse in Hirbat Silm. The footage showed dozens of holes in
the roof that the military said was caused by 122 mm Katyusha rockets.
Israel said the Lebanese Army blocked UN access to the alleged Hizbullah
weapons cache. The Israeli letter said the Lebanese Army operation marked a
violation of the UN Security Council-arranged ceasefire between Israel and
Hizbullah.
"An official organ of the Lebanese state — the Lebanese Army — delayed
UNIFIL from fulfilling its obligations," Shalev said. "As such, this
obstruction of movement must be denounced in very clear and robust terms."
A leading Arab daily reported that several Hizbullah operatives were
killed in the explosion in Hirbat Silm. But the Kuwaiti newspaper,
A-Siyassi, said the weapons cache, which contained anti-tank missiles, was
not destroyed.
"The geographical layout of the area where the outpost was situated, as
well as its relative proximity to the border proves that it could not be a
weapons depot, rather a front-line outpost," A-Siyassi quoted a Lebanese
military source as saying.