Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted Head of the Military Intelligence for the Israel Defense Forces General Amos Yadlin as saying on Tuesday that “Hezbollah has been stockpiling weapons inside civilian homes to the south of the Litani River in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.”

Yadlin also said that Hamas recently tested a missile with a 60 kilometer range, saying that “Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip possess in their military arsenal a missile that is capable of striking Tel Aviv.” He explained that the missile was fired into the Mediterranean Sea, without disclosing whether the weapon was locally manufactured or smuggled into the Gaza Strip.

He added that Syria is playing a “key role” in arming both organizations, saying that it became the “main factory and weapons cache for Hamas, Hezbollah, and for Syria itself.”

"Syria is operating on two parallel tracks – benevolence toward the West, and in its backyard it is becoming a weapons factory for the axis of evil," Yadlin said.

He said that Iran is providing financial aid to Syria, warning that the uranium enrichment plant at Qom is being used for military purposes.

"Underneath the surface, our enemies, led by Iran, are continuing to gain strength," Yadlin said and added that the Islamic Republic is funding the weapons’ buildup, training forces, and arming Hamas and Hezbollah.

-NOW Lebanon