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Hezbollah Claims Explosives Truck After 780kg Seizure

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah announced that the seized explosives truck belonged to Hezbollah.
The checkpoint stop uncovered 780 kg of explosives, including 250 kg of TNT and 250 kg of C-4.
Haitham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi were arrested while transporting the cargo.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pledged a firm probe into the explosives seizure.
He ordered military police to locate the handlers known as ‘Sajed’ and ‘Dhulfiqar’.

History

Historical Context

During the 2006 Lebanon War, Hezbollah’s discovery of a 1,000-kilogram explosives cache near Baalbek sparked intense Israeli raids. Israel’s Defense Forces reported that the cache contained 300 kg of TNT, 200 kg of C-4, and additional rocket components, costing roughly $5 million. Today, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah’s admission that a seized 780-kg truck of TNT and C-4, hauled by Haitham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi, mirrors the 2006 smuggling pattern. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s pledge to probe the haul underscores Lebanon’s ongoing struggle to curb militant arsenals and prevent renewed regional escalation.

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Story summary

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah announced that the seized explosives truck belonged to Hezbollah.
The checkpoint stop uncovered 780 kg of explosives, including 250 kg of TNT and 250 kg of C-4.
Haitham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi were arrested while transporting the cargo.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pledged a firm probe into the explosives seizure.
He ordered military police to locate the handlers known as ‘Sajed’ and ‘Dhulfiqar’.

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