Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.

According to the report, Israeli military leaders were aware that Hezbollah possessed Russian-made weapons, but the ground operation allowed Israel's defense establishment to uncover the extent to which Russian-made arms were supplied to Hezbollah.

Israeli troops operating in south Lebanon have encountered larger amounts of Russian weaponry in the possession of Hezbollah than the military had expected, according to a report Tuesday.Many of the weapons were originally owned by the Syrian military,