<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/gwmw><\/gwmw>The Lebanese Ministry of Transport instructed airport authorities to block the Iranian aircraft from entering Lebanese airspace in response to the hack. This decision followed Israeli military warnings about preventing weapons transfers to Hezbollah via Beirut\u2019s airport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will not allow the transfer of weapons to Hezbollah in any form. We are aware of Iranian weapons transfers to Hezbollah, and we will work to thwart them,\u201d Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement. \u201cWe declare that we will not allow hostile aircraft carrying weapons to land at the civilian airport in Beirut. This is a civilian airport for civilian use, and it must remain that way,\u201d he added.<\/em><\/gwmw><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lebanon’s Transport Minister, Ali Hamieh, told the Lebanese newspaper “An-Nahar” that Israel’s IDF intercepted the airport’s control tower radio, threatening to attack the infrastructure if the Iranian plane landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n