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Peacekeepers help make routes safer by neutralizing explosive hazards​

• 28 July 2026

As UNIFIL expands its operational activities following the reduction in violence in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers continue to encounter explosive hazards left behind by the conflict. Supporting patrols and checks of routes used by peacekeepers, UNIFIL’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists help make key routes safer, allowing peacekeepers to carry out their tasks more safely while reducing risks that could also affect local communities as they gradually return.

With increased operational activities on the ground, clearing explosive hazards has become an increasingly important part of UNIFIL’s work. EOD specialists support patrols and route checks by identifying, assessing and safely neutralizing explosive threats before they can endanger peacekeepers or disrupt the Mission's work.

One such discovery was made on 2 July during a routine route check near Houla. Peacekeepers found 385 containers abandoned inside a building, containing approximately 4,000 kilograms of explosive material, consisting mainly of ammonium nitrate compounds.

After carefully assessing the hazard, UNIFIL’s EOD specialists later carried out on-site procedures to render the material inert, making it safe and removing the risk it posed.

On 10 July, another patrol discovered the remains of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near a UN position in southern Lebanon. The area was immediately secured while EOD specialists examined the UAV. After confirming that explosive components remained inside, the team safely neutralized the hazard on site without incident.

“As UNIFIL expands its operational activities, reducing the risks posed by explosive hazards is essential to ensuring our peacekeepers can carry out their mandate,” said the Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Diodato Abagnara. “Every explosive hazard safely neutralized helps create safer conditions for our operations and contributes to longer-term stability in southern Lebanon.”

Although the security situation has improved in recent weeks, explosive remnants and other hazardous materials continue to pose risks across parts of southern Lebanon. By identifying and safely neutralizing these hazards, UNIFIL's EOD specialists help make key routes safer for peacekeepers carrying out their mandated tasks today, while contributing to safer conditions for communities as they gradually return to their villages, farms and daily activities.

 

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Lebanese FM Says Hezbollah Is Iranian in Nature, Rejects Distinction Between Political and Military Wings​

Mon 27 Jul 2026 · 16:39Last updated on Tue 28 Jul 2026 · 5:39Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said on Sunday that Hezbollah is fundamentally Iranian in nature and does not define itself as a Lebanese resistance movement, arguing that its ideology extends beyond Lebanon's national framework.

Rajji also said it is impossible to distinguish between Hezbollah's political and military wings before the group is disarmed, rejecting the separation recognized by some countries.

He added that the Lebanese Army now has the necessary capabilities and said the government's priority is to extend the army's control across all of southern Lebanon, as Beirut continues efforts to consolidate the state's authority over the area.

 

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Lebanese Army reportedly finds Hezbollah arms in pilot zone​

by Naharnet Newsdesk 6 hours ago

The joint coordination mechanism between the United States, Lebanon and Israel has been informed that the Lebanese Army, during its operations in one of the pilot phase areas, had discovered a Hezbollah weapons cache, Israeli media reports said.

Israel’s public broadcaster said that this is the first time since the start of the pilot phase that the Lebanese Army has successfully uncovered Hezbollah arms.

The broadcaster quoted diplomatic sources as saying that "this step indicates the effectiveness of the current coordination mechanism and may contribute to strengthening the Lebanese Army's role in efforts to dismantle Hezbollah's infrastructure."

Israeli sources also confirmed the discovery of the weapons cache.