The Israeli navy escorted the vessels which were carrying hundreds of people and 10,000 tons of supplies into Israel's port of Ashdod."Israel's kidnapping of civilian hostages from international waters and their arrest constitutes a barbaric aggression and Israel bears complete responsibility if anything happens to them," Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told Reuters."Any delay by the Security Council in moving quickly against this Israeli crime constitutes a cover-up. This never would have happened without international and US silence over the Gaza blockade and the crimes that Israel commits against civilians."Israel and Hezbollah fought a 34-day war in 2006 and tensions between the arch-enemies rose recently over Israeli allegations that Syria had transferred long-range Scud missiles to the group.Israel has put its forces on high alert on the Lebanese border following the flotilla incident.Hundreds of people protested against Israel in Beirut and Palestinian refugee camps across the country also witnessed several demonstrations during which protesters chanted anti-Israeli slogans and raised Palestinian flags."We hope they come back safely. My father is on the ship and he is injured but our blood is not more precious than the blood of all martired Palestinians," said Adham Suleiman, the son of Lebanese activist Hani Suleiman, in Beirut.