Monday, May 29, 2006

IRAN GIVES HIZBALLAH MISSILES CAPABLE OF HITTING TEL AVIV, BEERSHEBA FROM LEBANON

Tel Aviv, Beersheba Within Range of New Hizballah Rocket - Ze'ev Schiff (Ha'aretz)
Iran has equipped Lebanese-based Hizballah with long-range rockets capable of hitting targets up to 200 km away, putting all of Israel's major urban centers within striking distance.  The solid-fuel Zelzal-2, and its earlier model, the Zelzal-1, lack an independent guidance system and their accuracy is questionable, but they carry a 600 kg warhead that can cause considerable damage. In this latest transfer of military technology, Iran is seeking to improve its strategic options against Israel. International defense journals have reported that the rockets are stored by Hizballah in bunkers in the Bekaa Valley near Lebanon's border with Syria.

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