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Hezbollah explosives seized in Lebanon

Lebanon is under US pressure to disarm Hezbollah; Secretary of State Rubio pressed Lebanon on confiscating its weapons and Lebanon's president reaffirmed the commitment to bring all arms under state control.

Developments: 5
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Followed since: 15 Oct

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ReutersThu 15 Oct · 23:25 UTC
Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says US Secretary of State Marco…

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Friday 16 October

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05:28 UTC· the latest
Rubio presses Lebanon to confiscate Hezbollah weapons
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressed Lebanon on seizing Hezbollah's arms, and Lebanon's president reaffirmed the commitment to state control over all weapons.
2 sourcesAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
- Al JazeeraRSSFri 16 Oct, 05:28
  Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah Lebanon's president reaffirms the commitment to bring all arms under state control.
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- Al Jazeera EnglishXFri 16 Oct, 06:33
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah
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Thursday 15 October

4 developments

23:40 UTC
Hezbollah MP admits seized explosives belonged to the group
MP Hassan Fadlallah said the vehicle and cargo belonged to 'the resistance', demanded the shipment's return and the release of those arrested.
1 sourceMiddle East Eye
- Middle East EyeRSSThu 15 Oct, 23:40
  Seized explosives 'belong to resistance against Israel', Hezbollah MP says Seized explosives 'belong to resistance against Israel', Hezbollah MP says A Hezbollah Member of Parliament has acknowledged that a 500-kilogram shipment of explo
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22:00 UTC
Rubio tells Aoun not to return seized explosives to Hezbollah
A State Department official said Rubio urged Aoun to hold accountable all who ordered, financed and directed the shipment, saying returning explosives to Hezbollah was out of the question.
3 sourcesAl Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, Reuters
- Al Jazeera EnglishXThu 15 Oct, 22:00
  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to hold those responsible for the smuggled shipment of explosives belonging to Hezbollah accountable, a State Department official has said. 🔴 LIVE updates:
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- Middle East EyeRSSThu 15 Oct, 22:29
  Rubio spoke to Lebanese president about confiscated Hezbollah explosives, says official Rubio spoke to Lebanese president about confiscated Hezbollah explosives, says official US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Lebanon's president Jo
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- ReutersBlueskyThu 15 Oct, 23:25
  Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President ‌Joseph Aoun about the confiscation of hundreds of kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah, a US State Department official said
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19:06 UTC
Hezbollah says seized explosives were its own
A Hezbollah lawmaker said the explosives were intended for attacks on Israeli troops.
BeirutLB
1 sourceHaaretz
- HaaretzRSSThu 15 Oct, 19:06
  Hezbollah says seized explosives belonged to group, meant for attacks on Israel A Hezbollah lawmaker said the group intended for attacks on Israeli troops, as Beirut presses ahead with efforts to curb Hezbollah's weapons and military activity
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13:10 UTC
Hezbollah says confiscated explosives were its own
A Hezbollah lawmaker said the hundreds of kilograms seized by Lebanese forces belonged to the group, as tensions over disarmament persist.
1 sourceReuters
- ReutersBlueskyThu 15 Oct, 13:10
  Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack 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 th
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Hezbollah explosives seized in Lebanon

Developments

Friday 16 October

Rubio presses Lebanon to confiscate Hezbollah weapons

Thursday 15 October

Hezbollah MP admits seized explosives belonged to the group

Rubio tells Aoun not to return seized explosives to Hezbollah

Hezbollah says seized explosives were its own

Hezbollah says confiscated explosives were its own