The army said six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday as they were inspecting an arms depot related to the Iran -backed Hizbullah group in the southern city tire.
The depot was allegedly part of the Hizbullah’s military infrastructure, which the Lebanese army has disintegrated with Israel as part of a ceasefire agreement in collaboration with the United Nations team.
What do we know about the explosion?
A statement by the Lebanese army stated that the soldiers were killed “While an army unit was inspecting an arms depot and was destroying its content in the plaintiff Zibkin in Tire district near the Israeli border.
Investigations were going on to determine the cause of the explosion.
A military source, requesting oblivion, the AFP news agency reported that the explosion broke “within a Hizbollah military facility”.
The source said Troops “recently removed the ammunition and unexplained armaments released from the war” said the source said when there was an explosion between Israel and Hizbullah.
Lebanese President Joseph Aun described the explosion as a “painful incident”, while Prime Minister Nawaf Salam performed his national duty and paid tribute to the “killed soldiers on X”.
Lebanese regional turmoil
Lebanon is caught in the midst of a side struggle between Israel and Hizbullah, which began after October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack on Israel by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, which woke up Gaza.
Israel and Hizbullah exchanged fire and attacks regularly on the border of Shared Lebanon-Israel for several months.
Hizbullah was killed with over 5,000 fighters, with senior commanders, long -standing leader Hasan Nasrallah, including Hassan Nasrallah, faced major losses.
Nasrallah was assassinated last September in an Israeli air strike at Hizbullah’s headquarters in a suburb of Beirut.
The small struggle was abolished by an American broker ceasefire in November, and which the Lebanon agreed to seize all “unauthorized” weapons in the country.
In turn, Israel said it would stop aggressive operation against Lebanese goals.
Hizbullah, Iran pushed back against disarmament
The Lebanese government met this week, so that the army could be ordered to develop a plan to cancel Hizbullah before the year.
The Iran -backed group has pushed back against the move. The current leader of Hizbullah Nem Kasem has rejected the call to call the dismal, he is called “dictates” and threatens to the sovereignty of Lebanon.
Hizbullah plays a special role as both a major political party and a heavy armed group in Lebanon that is stronger than the national army. This has a great impact on the government and security of the country.
Iran supports its regional power to expand its regional power and as a counterweight for Israel and America in the Middle East, Hizbullah financially and military, with Hauthis of Hamas and Yemen.
A advisor from Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Saturday that Tehran is in opposition to the disintegration of Hizbullah, according to the pro -Iran government’s pro -Tasnim news agency.
Hizbullah is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel and many other countries, where the European Union only recognizes the armed wing of Hizbullah as the AA terrorist group.
Edited by: Wesley Dakri
