Israel severely damaged Hezbollah’s military infrastructure south of the Litani. The main weapons that had been deployed in this area were short-range rockets and guided anti-tank missiles. As of today, according to publications on the thwarting of smuggling attempts from Syria to Lebanon, it appears that the main weapons intercepted are short-range rockets and guided anti-tank missiles that Hezbollah is trying to smuggle into Lebanon. Additional Hezbollah efforts in relation to restoring weaponry include repair and self-production. In our assessment, Hezbollah has a limited capability to repair and independently produce rockets and missiles of certain types (with an emphasis on short-range rockets). With regard to guided anti-tank missiles, in our assessment, Hezbollah has limited ability to repair them. In light of this, a functioning weapons-smuggling corridor is critical for Hezbollah. After a period of about three weeks during which the Syrian Internal Security Forces had not reported successful thwarting of weapons smuggling from Syria to Lebanon, on August 19 a video and photos were published, taken at the headquarters of the Internal Security Forces in Homs, showing a truck loaded with Grad-type short-range rockets. This smuggling attempt, most likely carried out by Hezbollah, took place through the well-known smuggling routes from the area southwest of Homs city to the northeastern Beqaa region.
