Israel confirms end of sea blockade on Lebanon - People's Daily Online

The Israel i government confirmed on Friday that its sea blockade on Lebanon was lifted and the monitoring of Lebanese coastline handed over to a UN-backed joint naval force. "The Italian-led task force will continue to enforce the international embargo against the supply of armaments to Hezbollah, " said Miri Eisin, spokeswoman of the Prime Minister's Office. Israel would reserve the right to stop arms smuggle along the Lebanon- Syria border, a senior source of the office said. Earlier, Italian ...