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Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel
BEIRUT, Oct 15 -
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it → say → Israel
A Hezbollah lawmaker said on Thursday that hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized last week by Lebanese security forces belonged to his group, as tensions persist over the government's push to disarm the Iran-backed movement.
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tensions → say → movement
Lebanese authorities stopped the explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint in the eastern Bekaa region last week and arrested two people in the car.
At the time, authorities did not say who the vehicle belonged to, prompting widespread worry in Lebanon that the explosives were intended for car bomb assassinations or other destabilizing attacks inside the country.
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explosives → stop → country
Speaking to reporters at the Lebanese parliament on Thursday, Hassan Fadlallah said Hezbollah had intended to use the explosives against Israel, whose troops are occupying swathes of Lebanese territory seized in this year's war.
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troops → speak → war
A Hezbollah official and a Lebanese security source told Reuters that the explosives seized in the car last week were intended to be used in explosive drones targeting Israeli troops.
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explosives → tell → troops
Fadlallah said Hezbollah had immediately contacted security agencies to clarify that it owned the vehicle and the cargo, and to demand the materials be returned and those detained be released.
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those → say → vehicle
Fadlallah's acknowledgment reflects Hezbollah's efforts to continue transporting weapons across Lebanon despite the government's vow to bring all arms in the country under state control.
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acknowledgment → reflect → control
On March 2, the government specifically banned Hezbollah's military activities hours after the movement launched rockets at Israel in solidarity with Tehran, pulling Lebanon into the regional war that erupted following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
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that → ban → Iran
The government decisions were an attempt to reverse the relative freedom Hezbollah had enjoyed for years in transporting military equipment across Lebanon.
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Hezbollah → reverse → Lebanon
The group's main arms supply route through Syria was severed when its ally, then-president Bashar al-Assad, was ousted in late 2024.
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ally → sever → 2024
The new Syrian authorities have regularly announced seizures of weapons along their border with Lebanon that they say are intended for Hezbollah.
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they → announce → Hezbollah
Throughout 2025, Lebanese troops seized and destroyed Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon in line with the government's plan to exert state control over all weapons, but that roadmap was put on pause when the new war erupted.
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war → seize → pause
Under a deal reached through US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel this year, Beirut has vowed to disarm Hezbollah, which would in turn lead to Israeli troops gradually withdrawing from Lebanon.
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troops → reach → Lebanon
But Hezbollah has refused to disarm as long as Israeli forces remain on Lebanese land and Israel has continued carrying out strikes across southern Lebanon.
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Israel → refuse → Lebanon
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