Anadolu Agency reported that Lebanon’s army seized weapons and ammunition at a Musharrafieh warehouse and arrested one Lebanese citizen, against the backdrop of a wider dispute over state control of arms.
Army Command said its Intelligence Directorate targeted the warehouse after monitoring weapons transfers and trafficking. The Army did not identify the owner of the seized weapons.
Anadolu said the Army did not link the operation to the government’s weapons policy. The wider dispute includes Lebanon’s March 2 decision to ban Hezbollah’s military and security activities and require it to transfer its weapons to the state, Anadolu reported. Hezbollah has said it will not surrender its weapons while Israeli forces remain in Lebanon and attacks continue, Anadolu reported.
