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Sept 03 and Sept 06, 2010 | IDFSpokesperson; Sept 03 and Sept 06

Explosion in Hezbollah weapons storage facility in Al-Shahabiya, southern Lebanon

Explosion of a Hezbollah Weapons Storage Facility in the Village of Al-Shahabiya, 3 Sep 2010

Video footage of the aftermath of the explosion today in Al-Shahabiya, a village in southern Lebanon, shows smoke rising from a building. Hezbollah controls this area of Lebanon and the building where the explosion occurred was used as a Hezbollah weapons storage facility.

Explosion of a Hezbollah Weapons Storage Facility in Al-Shahabiya, south Lebanon

This incident is only one of many that clearly show that Hezbollah systematically violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which stipulates that Hezbollah should be disarmed and that no paramilitary groups will be active south of the Litani river.

Extended Video Footage: Hezbollah Removes Weapons from Explosion Site in Al-Shahabiya

Additional footage released on September 6th, 2010 by the IDF shows Hezbollah operatives removing weapons from the site of an explosion in a weapons storage facility in Southern Lebanon, which occurred on September 3, 2010.

The explosion occurred in Al-Shahabiya, a village in southern Lebanon. The footage shows smoke rising from a building, Hezbollah operatives transferring weapons from the building and preventing LAF and UNIFIL forces from approaching the site of the incident. The Hezbollah operatives removed the contents to a new location–a mosque in a nearby village.

This incident is only one of many that clearly show that Hezbollah systematically violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which stipulates that Hezbollah should be disarmed and that no paramilitary groups will be active south of the Litani river.

Hezbollah operatives can be seen emptying the storage facility and moving the contents to a new location–a mosque in a nearby village.

Today’s incident is only one of many that clearly show that Hezbollah systematically violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which stipulates that Hezbollah should be disarmed and that no paramilitary groups will be active south of the Litani river.

Extended Footage (English): Hezbollah Removes Weapons from Explosion Site in Al-Shahabiya