IDF Finding Far More Russian Arms in Hezbollah's Possession than Expected – Report

Israeli troops operating in south Lebanon have encountered larger amounts of Russian weaponry in the possession of Hezbollah than the military had expected, according to a report Tuesday, November 19. 

Many of the weapons were originally owned by the Syrian military, which has been supplied by Russia for years, American media reported, citing Syrian security officials and an Arab official.  

However, it is unclear exactly how the weapons reached the Lebanese terror group. Both Russia and Hezbollah fought on the side of Syria’s President Bashar Assad in the Syrian civil war.  

Hezbollah’s cache of modern, sophisticated weaponry far exceeded prior military estimates in both quantity and capability, the report said, bolstering the group’s ability to strike and kill Israeli soldiers.  

An IDF commander who heads the National Munition Disassembly Lab told the media that 60-70% of arms found in the first days of the ground operation were Russian-made. Among those weapons were Kornet anti-tank missiles made as recently as 2020, the report said. (TOI / VFI News) 

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