German Court Jails Hezbollah Member for Drone Parts

0:00Here's more world news for March 10th, a German court just sentenced a 35-year-old Lebanese man to six and a half years in prison for belonging to Hezbollah, whose military wing. The European Union labels a terrorist group. He was also convicted of helping with attempted murder and breaking European Union trade bans by procuring drone parts worth 1.4 million euros. This included over 2,000 motors and more than 600 propellers bought from suppliers in Europe, China, and the United States. Prosecutors say he used front companies to hide the purchases and ship the goods to Lebanon by sea, from Hamburg or Spain or by air. Two of those engines ended up in explosive drones. Hezbollah launched at Israel, including one that hit a retirement home near Tel Aviv on Yom Kapoor. Last October, though no one was hurt, he admitted the deliveries and has one week to appeal while staying in custody. Meanwhile, officials note Hezbollah has long run a secret drone operation, ramping up

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