Lebanon’s Army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border on Saturday (August 9, 2025) killed six soldiers as a military source said troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility.
Under a truce that ended a recent war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, the Army has been deploying in south Lebanon and dismantling the militant group’s infrastructure there.
The deaths come as Lebanon tackles the thorny issue of disarming Hezbollah, with the Cabinet this week tasking the Army with developing a plan to do so by year end and the Iran-backed group pushing back.
Iran said Saturday (August 9, 2025) it opposed the Lebanese government’s decision.
An Army statement gave a preliminary toll of six soldiers killed and others wounded “while an Army unit was inspecting a weapons depot and dismantling its contents in Wadi Zibqin”, in the Tyre district near the Israeli border.
