At least four people were killed and three wounded on Sunday, according to a provisional report by the Ministry of Public Health, following the probable detonation of unexploded Israeli munitions in a Lebanese army engineering vehicle in Briqaa, Nabatiyeh caza.
Earlier in the day, the Lebanese Army Intelligence Directorate said it thwarted a planned rocket attack targeting Israeli territory, according to a statement released on X, as an Israeli airstrike targeted a car in the Kawthariya al-Siyad area.
According to some sources, the ammunition that exploded in the army vehicle was the same as that confiscated in Saïda and ready to be fired, so the detonators had not been dismantled.
This development follows an earlier announcement made on April 16, in which several members of a group involved in two previous rocket launch incidents in South Lebanon were arrested. Continued monitoring, surveillance and investigation by Army Intelligence led to fresh intelligence regarding preparations for another launch.
إلحاقًا بالبيان الصادر بتاريخ ١٦ / ٤ / ٢٠٢٥ والمتعلق بتوقيف عدد من أفراد المجموعة التي نفذت عمليتَي إطلاق صواريخ في جنوب لبنان، ونتيجة المتابعة والرصد والتحقيقات المستمرة، توافرت لدى مديرية المخابرات معلومات عن التحضير لعملية جديدة لإطلاق صواريخ باتجاه الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة.… pic.twitter.com/sICfmkBQwy
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In response, a joint operation was carried out by an Intelligence Directorate patrol, backed by a unit from the Lebanese Army. The forces raided an apartment in the Saida-Zahrani area, where they discovered and seized multiple rockets and their designated launch platforms. Several individuals involved in the operation were also arrested at the scene.
The seized weapons have been handed over to the authorities, and the suspects are currently being interrogated under the supervision of the competent judiciary.
The army has not disclosed the identities of the detainees or the exact number of rockets found, but emphasized that investigations are ongoing to uncover the full extent of the network behind the planned attack. However, according to the Saudi channel Al Arabiya, citing a Lebanese source, it belongs to Hamas.
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