According to the report, the rockets are stashed at the Masyaf area in northwestern Syria, and are due to be transferred to Al-Qusayr in the western part of the country, and then to the Bint Jbeil area in south Lebanon, via the Beka'a Valley.
The name Masyaf might ring a bell for those following Israel's campaign against Iranian activity in Syria. On Aug. 25, international media reported that a facility at Maysaf belonging to the Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), better known by its French name, CERS, was hit by an airstrike.
However, according to IDF Maj. (res.) Tel Beeri, head of the Alma Center's Research Department, which specializes in the Syrian and Lebanese arenas, while the report's claims with regard to chemical weapons smuggling should be taken with a grain of salt, the scenario of Hezbollah using crude chemical warheads is not imaginary. READ MORE
