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ABU DHABI — The Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is said to have received intermediate-range ballistic missiles from Iran.

The Kuwaiti daily Al Jarida, quoting an Israeli source, asserted that Iran has transferred missiles with a range of 1,500 kilometers from Syria to Lebanon.

The newspaper, in a report on Oct. 18, said the IRBMs were being stored in Hizbullah facilities in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.

“[Israeli] security leaders have examined the possibility of destroying this arsenal, which endangers Israel and is still in the Bekaa,” the Israeli source, said to be close to Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, was quoted as saying.

The Kuwaiti media frequently contains intelligence information on Iran, Lebanon and Syria, sometimes attributed to Israeli sources. Western diplomats said the Israeli intelligence community uses the Kuwaiti media to publish such reports.

In 2013, Israel was said to have struck Syrian targets, including
weapons convoys to Hizbullah, at least four times. Israel has never
confirmed the attacks.

“Our policy is to stop, as much as possible, any leaks of advanced
weaponry to Hizbullah and other terrorist organizations” Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Al Jarida did not identify the IRBMs purportedly acquired by Hizbullah.
But the newspaper said they were developed in China and produced in Iran.
“They were developed by Iran, which supplied remote-control devices and
have a range of more than 1,500 kilometers,” Al Jarida said.

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