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Division in Lebanon over Hezbollah’s confiscated explosives

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Newest development Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reportsRubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah

Hezbollah said explosives were to be used against Israel but political figures and some analysts fear assassinations.

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  1. Division in Lebanon over Hezbollah’s confiscated explosives

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    Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hezbollah claims confiscated explosives and denies assassination plans (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A Hezbollah official has acknowledged that a truck full of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week belonged to the militant group

  2. Al-Monitor

    Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel (opens Al-Monitor)

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    BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) - 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.

  3. Axios

    Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives (opens Axios)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressed Lebanon President Joseph Aoun not to return to Hezbollah a truck full of explosives it attempted to smuggle into Beirut several days ago, according to a State Department official and another source with knowledge of the call.

  4. Al-Monitor

    Rubio urges Lebanon to not return confiscated explosives to Hezbollah, US official says (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Simon Lewis and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - 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 on Thursday.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Rubio presses Lebanon on confiscation of weapons from Hezbollah (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Lebanon's president reaffirms the commitment to bring all arms under state control.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Division in Lebanon over Hezbollah’s confiscated explosives (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Hezbollah said explosives were to be used against Israel but political figures and some analysts fear assassinations.