IDF Uncovers Weapons Caches Near UN Posts and Humanitarian Aid in Southern Lebanon
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon recently discovered two stockpiles of military equipment and weapons in close proximity to United Nations posts. In the Meiss El Jabal area, the 'Oded' (9th) Brigade Combat Team found Kalashnikov rifles, RPG launchers and rockets, a PK machine gun, fragmentation grenades, an explosive device, ammunition, and communications and surveillance equipment. These weapons were found alongside humanitarian aid boxes and emblems of the Amal and Hezbollah terrorist organizations. Separately, in Et Tiri, the Kfir Brigade Combat Team located an apartment used by Hezbollah for military purposes, approximately 250 meters from a UN post, containing surveillance equipment, combat gear, living supplies, and Hezbollah emblems. The IDF stated these findings indicate a failure by UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, to fulfill its mission, and that terrorist groups are exploiting UNIFIL's inaction.
