Egypt and world politics brief
Lebanese army says it seized a weapons depot in Beirut’s southern suburbs: Is Hezbollah linked to it?
An RE brief based on a story published by Euronews Arabic on 13 November 2026.
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The Lebanese army said it raided a weapons depot in Mashrafieh, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on Friday, seizing weapons and ammunition and arresting one person. The army did not identify who the depot belonged to; security sources told Al Jadeed that it was owned by two people involved in arms trading.
Key numbers
- 500 kilograms
- of highly explosive materials found in a truck stopped on 8 October
- 13 people
- charged over their connection to the shipment
- November 2024
- ceasefire following the war
- 1975-1990
- period of the Lebanese civil war