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It has appeared unwilling to be drawn in to the Israel-Hezbollah war, despite frequent Israeli strikes inside Syria targeting Hezbollah and Iranian positions and weapons shipments.

"DHL Express has taken measures in all European countries to protect its network, its employees and facilities, as well as its customers' shipments," a spokeswoman said a few weeks ago.

A big rig overturned, sparking a fierce lithium-ion battery blaze that spewed toxic gases, snarled port traffic and resulted in what one official said was massive economic losses from delayed shipments.

Despite fleeing Europe to evade trafficking charges, he continued to be "active in the organisation of drug shipments from South America to Europe", police said.

The United States has threatened to cut arms shipments if Israel does not surge aid into Gaza.