Hizbullah recently received a shipment of weapons from Russia in preparation for war against Israel, a Hizbullah commander told Newsweek magazine. "We're still in a state of war," he told the magazine.

The terrorist organization said it thoroughly prepared itself for the recent military takeover of parts of Beirut and that its terrorists still are patrolling the area. Its intelligence network infiltrated deep into Lebanese society and conducted detailed surveillance on rival Sunni security guards, enabling Hizbullah to swiftly take control in violent clashes with the Lebanese army and in Sunni neighborhoods.