Six Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Blast at Hezbollah Facility in South Lebanon
Blast Erupted Amid Lebanese Army’s Post-War Mission in South Lebanon to Dismantle Hezbollah Tunnels, Weapons, and Military Sites Under November Ceasefire Agreement.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an explosion while dismantling munitions from a Hezbollah military facility in south Lebanon, a military source told AFP.
The incident occurred near Majdal Zoun and Wadi Zibqin in the Tyre district, as troops from the Lebanese army’s engineering unit were working to remove and disable unexploded ordnance left from the recent war between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.
“Six soldiers were killed in an explosion inside a Hezbollah military facility,” the source said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorized to speak to the media. The army has not yet issued an official statement.
President Joseph Aoun confirmed he had spoken with army commander Rodolphe Haykal about the “painful incident,” which resulted in casualties among troops. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam paid tribute to the fallen soldiers on X, praising them for their sacrifice “while performing their national duty.”
The blast comes amid an ongoing military operation under a November truce that ended the latest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Under the terms of the ceasefire, the Lebanese army has been deployed in the south to dismantle the group’s military infrastructure.
Just two days earlier, UN peacekeeping spokesperson Andrea Tenenti announced the discovery of a “vast network of fortified tunnels” in the same area. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the find included three bunkers, artillery, rocket launchers, hundreds of explosive shells and rockets, anti-tank mines, and about 250 ready-to-use improvised explosive devices.
The number of casualties in this article has been updated.
