Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org
Hezbollah has a stock of advanced sea-to-sea missiles with which it intends to impose a maritime siege on Israel if the two sides enter another war, Lebanese media outlets reported on Monday. According to the reports, Hezbollah apparently has an arsenal of sophisticated Russian-made Yakhont sea-to-sea missiles, which were recently transferred from Russia to Syria as part of an arms deal between the two countries. Moscow has also allegedly transferred more advanced S-300 anti-aircraft batteries to Syria. It is possible that some of these have been transferred to Hezbollah. In the case of a war with Israel, the report said, Hezbollah intends to target Israeli and foreign vessels inside Israel’s territorial waters. One senior Hezbollah official said, “The organization has modern long-range missiles and advanced weapons systems that alter strategic balance between Israel and Hezbollah.”