Lebanese Army reportedly finds Hezbollah arms in pilot zone
The joint coordination mechanism between the United States, Lebanon and Israel has been informed that the Lebanese Army, during its operations in one of the pilot phase areas, had discovered a Hezbollah weapons cache, Israeli media reports said.
Israel’s public broadcaster said that this is the first time since the start of the pilot phase that the Lebanese Army has successfully uncovered Hezbollah arms.
The broadcaster quoted diplomatic sources as saying that "this step indicates the effectiveness of the current coordination mechanism and may contribute to strengthening the Lebanese Army's role in efforts to dismantle Hezbollah's infrastructure."
Israeli sources also confirmed the discovery of the weapons cache.
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So what if they find weapons caches!! They are still finding bombs from world war I all over Europe!!!
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UNIFIL says peacekeepers found 4 tons of explosive material, primarily ammonium nitrate compounds in the Lebanese border village of Houla.
EOD specialists assessed the risk and successfully neutralized the materials..
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So now we know who held at the Beirut port the nitrate and smuggled them to both Syria and South...
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Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound (NH₄NO₃) primarily used as a high-nitrogen agricultural fertilizer, an industrial explosive, and a component in instant cold packs. It appears as a white, crystalline solid that dissolves easily in water
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On July 2 during a "routine route check" near Houla, "peacekeepers found 385 containers abandoned inside a building, containing approximately 4,000 kilograms of explosive material, consisting mainly of ammonium nitrate compounds", the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Tuesday in a statement.
UNIFIL specialists "later carried out on-site procedures to render the material inert, making it safe and removing the risk it posed".
A source with knowledge of the matter told AFP on condition of anonymity that the containers had Hebrew writing on them and were "likely used for demolitions".
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No, no... I refuse to believe it!
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A source familiar with the matter told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity, that the containers bore Hebrew writing and were “likely used for demolitions.”
Excellent to note that the Lebanese Army is carrying out its tasks in the pilot zones. With the next round of talks going on next week, we can only hope that this co-operation can continue.