Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,center, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, seated left, Vice Adm. Eli Marom, second left rear, and government spokesman Mark Regev, left, attend a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Israeli defense officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 weeks ago

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,center, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, seated left, Vice Adm. Eli Marom, second left rear, and government spokesman Mark Regev, left, attend a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Israeli defense officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.

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