IsraelNN.com) The Lebanese Army Friday arrested what it said was a squad numbering seven people who it says are responsible for the Katyusha rocket attack Thursday against Israel's North.
The suspects admitted that they were members of the Lebanese Hamas movement.
The Lebanese Army and a UNIFIL force discovered an additional, ready-to-launch rocket pod.
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(AKI) - The leader of Lebanon' s militant Shia group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has threatened a "new war" against Israel in retaliation for its offensive in the Gaza Strip. In a speech delivered in Beirut on Wednesday, the Lebanese cleric also attacked Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for failing to open the Rafah border crossing.
"I say to Israel we are ready for a new war. We are better prepared for any new war than we were in 2006," said Nasrallah. "We are not afraid of your planes or your threats we and are ready for any scenario."
He singled out Egypt for particular criticism for failing to take any action against Israel's air and ground attacks that have killed more than 600 people and injured almost 3,000 others. "I say to Egypt, do you need more than 650 dead before you open the Rafah crossing? Arab countries must remain united with the people of Gaza."
Nasrallah compared the situation in Gaza with the Lebanon war in 2006 and asked all Arab countries not to normalise their relations with Israel. He praised Venezuela's decision to expel the Israeli ambassador in protest. He also accused the United States of wanting to "eliminate the Palestinian issue completely" and stressed that his movement would continue to support armed resistance against Israel.
"They wanted to destroy us and they did not succeed," he said. "We are here and we are not afraid of your warplanes. We are ready for any eventuality. If you come to our land you Zionists will realise that the war of July 2006 was a joke compared to what awaits you in any new war against us."
The 2006 Lebanon war was a month-long conflict between Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military. The conflict began on 12 July 2006, and continued until a United Nations-brokered ceasefire went into effect on 14 August 2006, but formally ended in September 2006 when Israel lifted its naval blockade of Lebanon.
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A new Lebanese Shiite group that hopes to vie for the leadership of the resistance declared the launch of the Arab Islamic resistance and said thousands of fighters and volunteers are expected to join, according to an interview with the founder.
In the statement issued Wednesday, council founder Sayyed Mohamed Ali al-Husseini announced that the group aims to fight the enemies of Arabs and stressed the Arab identity of the group as opposed to Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran.
The anti-Hezbollah Islamic Arab Council is made up of more than 3,000 fighters and so far received requests by more than 1,500 volunteers seeking to join the group, particularly from the Gulf region.
"The new resistance group is now a military organization and has training camps in Lebanon and enough weapons to face any enemy," Husseini told AlArabiya.net. "The training of the fighters was completed three months ago."
When asked about the source of funding, Husseini said it comes from individuals and not countries: "Launching an Islamic Arab resistance is a free resolution any Arab body can support it."
Husseini told AlArabiya.net that the group manufactured a rocket called Orouba--meaning Arabism--and that it will be very special.
Despite being a competitor of Hezbollah, especially in the coming parliamentary elections, Husseini said he doesn't mind that the two groups cooperate in case Israel, which he called "the first enemy of the Arab nation," attacks Lebanon.
Husseini said the new resistance group is open anyone to join, whether Sunni or Shiite.
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I'm torn between hoping the CIA funded this outfit and hoping that all 3,000 fighters are hit with a daisy cutter while slumping to parade rest for morning quarters.
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Since when CIA funded Muzi organizations are not Jihadi?
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