Lebanon charges 13 over confiscated Hezbollah explosives
Summary
A Lebanese military court charged 13 people it says are linked to Hezbollah over a shipment of explosives seized at a checkpoint. Hezbollah said the explosives belonged to it and were intended for use against Israel; investigators have not established that the shipment was meant for an attack on the group’s opponents.Key Facts
- The charges include possessing weapons, undermining state security and forming illegal associations, according to Lebanese state media.
- Authorities seized a truck carrying 780kg of explosives at the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint earlier this month.
- The shipment included 250kg of TNT and 250kg of C-4, judicial officials said.
- Two people were arrested during the seizure; the other 11 people charged remain at large.
- Five of those charged have been identified only by nicknames because their real names are unknown.
- Hezbollah acknowledged owning the explosives and asked authorities to return them and release the two detainees.
- A June framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel tied Israel’s gradual withdrawal from occupied areas in southern Lebanon to Hezbollah’s disarmament and the deployment of the Lebanese army in the south.
- Hezbollah has rejected calls to disarm, while Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said state authorities would act firmly against weapons outside the legal framework.
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