Syria says it foiled attempt to smuggle rifles, drones into Lebanon via illegal border crossing

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A shipment of weapons destined for Lebanon which was captured by Syrian authorities, in an image released on January 17, 2025. (Tartous Public Security Directorate via SANA)
A shipment of weapons destined for Lebanon which was captured by Syrian authorities, in an image released on January 17, 2025. (Tartous Public Security Directorate via SANA)

Syria’s public security directorate announces that it foiled an attempt to smuggle arms into Lebanon via an illegal border crossing in the Tartous area.

Images released by Syrian media show a shipment of rifles, grenade launchers, Iranian Shahed drones, and other weapons that were captured and seized by authorities.

Israel has been concerned that weapons from the former Assad regime in Syria could be sent to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon. The IDF has also struck several border crossings between Syria and Lebanon to prevent arms from reaching the Lebanese terror group.

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