TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's navy has captured a boat full of weapons that
officials said was heading for the Palestinian Authority.But U.S. officials said the destination was Lebanon and the
Iranian-based Hizbullah.The ship, called the Karin-A and carrying about 50 tons of weapons and
ammunition, was captured
on Thursday in a joint operation by Israel's navy and air force. The boat
was intercepted in the Red Sea about 500 kilometers south of the Israeli
port of Eilat.The navy brought the boat to Israel and began unloading its cargo.
Israel said the boat, whose captain was a Palestinian naval officer,
contains Katyusha rockets, anti-tank missiles, mortars and mines.
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