Cabinet members have agreed on urging security forces in preventing arms smuggling form Lebanon to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for smugglers seeking to strike the security and stability of Syria, media reports said Tuesday.

As Safir newspaper said that Ministers Ali Hassan Khalil, Mohammed Fneish and Ali Qanso stressed during a cabinet session held at the Grand Serail on Monday that “every person has the freedom to express his political stance but this should not turn into participation in the plot against Syria.”

A Lebanese truck seized by Syrian authorities in the governorate of Homs included 250 hunting rifles smuggled to Iraq through Syria, informed sources told al-Liwaa daily, refuting allegations that the shipment’s final destination was Syria.

The sources said in remarks published Tuesday that the truck is owned by Ghassan Moussa Fawwaz who hails from the southern town of al-Ghassaniyyeh.

Hundreds of Lebanese intellectuals, journalists and activists staged a rally in solidarity with the Syrian people Monday evening in Beirut’s Martyrs Square.

Amid tight security measures taken by police special forces, the demonstrators shouted slogans in support of the Syrian people and lit candles near the Martyrs Monument to commemorate the victims of a violent crackdown by the Syrian authorities on anti-regime protests.

Speaker Nabih Berri said that the March 14 forces have lost control over their nerves, stressing that disarming Israel and not the resistance must be a national aim.

“The real danger is the Israeli greed and its wars against Lebanon… Disarming the Zionist arms not the resistance is an urgent national goal,” Berri said on Monday at an Iftar at BIEL.

Hizbullah gunmen have intercepted a group of Lebanese youths and expatriates who arrived at the barren mountains of the Bekaa town of al-Yammouneh on an ATV trip that started in Ouyoun al-Siman and passed through the Cedar Mountains and Ouyoun Orghosh, Akhbar al-Yawm news agency reported Monday.

“We took the Deir al-Ahmar-al-Yammouneh road … and we were surprised to see three khaki-clad gunmen in full combat gear standing in the middle of the road, near a guard post fortified with sand barriers,” one of the voyagers told Akhbar al-Yawm.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati stated on Monday that Lebanon supports all efforts to reach an end to the violence in Syria.

He said during a cabinet session that was held earlier in the day: “Lebanon’s steady position is based on refraining from meddling in Syria’s internal affairs.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stated on Tuesday that former Egyptian President Hosni Muabarak’s trial demonstrated the “inevitability” of the people’s victory in their quest for freedom, dignity, justice, and democracy even if this struggle endured major difficulties and sacrifices.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa magazine: “The trial demonstrated that history is unforgiving and several figures should derive lessons from this experience.”

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri praised on Monday Saudi King Abdullah’s position on the developments in Syria, saying that it will pave the way for a new approach in the developments in the Arab country.

He said in a statement: “The latest statements from the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League should motivate the Lebanese government to realize the seriousness of this historic moment.”

Hizbullah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq accused on Sunday the March 14 camp of smuggling arms to Syria, in an attempt to transform Lebanon into a launching pad for attacks against the Arab state.

He said: “The camp can no longer bank on Israeli wars or the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to return to power, but they now can only exploit the developments in Syria to achieve this goal.”

An Israeli foot patrol crossed the U.N.-drawn Blue Line at the Kfarshouba hills area and entered 150 meters deep into Lebanese territories, the National News Agency reported Monday.

NNA said that the patrol violated Lebanese sovereignty at around 10:30 am.