Israel Worried: Russian Missiles Could End Up in Hezbollah Hands

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The Israeli enemy has expressed concern over Russia's decision to fulfill its contract to supply Syria with cruise missiles, claiming they could end up in the hands of Hezbollah.

The Israeli Defense Ministry issued a statement Saturday regarding publications that Russia intends to complete a deal to transfer cruise missiles to Syria. "This deal was signed two years ago and has been in the process of implementation for some time, despite Israel's appeals to Russia regarding the matter."

Security officials warned that the Russian cruise missiles are potentially dangerous weapons and they may come fall into the hands of Hezbollah, just as other weapons systems came from Syria.

"The question of these missiles' delivery to Syria really has triggered a negative reaction in Israel," the Israeli ambassador to Moscow, Dorit Golender, told the Interfax news agency. "And this is understandable since Hezbollah has repeatedly used weapons that they received either from Lebanon or Syria."

"The contract is in the implementation stage," news agencies quoted Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov as saying.

Russia planned on selling two surface-to-air rocket units armed with P-800, or Yakhont, missiles to Damasacus in a deal worth $300 million, Russian media previously reported.

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