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title: "Lebanese Military Prosecutor Indicts 13 Suspects Over Intercepted Hezbollah Explosives Shipment"
description: "Lebanon's military prosecutor has formally indicted 13 individuals linked to an illicit shipment of nearly 800 kilograms of explosives intercepted by security forces at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint. While Hezbollah claimed the seized military-grade explosives were destined for operations against Israel and demanded their return, the judicial charges expose a coordinated domestic transport and logistics cell operating between the Bekaa Valley and Beirut."
url: "https://hasbara.co.il/enemies/hezbollah/lebanese-military-prosecutor-indicts-13-suspects-over-intercepted-hezbollah"
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locale: "en"
author: "Hasbara"
published: "2026-11-04T02:11:52.000Z"
updated: "2026-11-04 02:14:48"
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# Lebanese Military Prosecutor Indicts 13 Suspects Over Intercepted Hezbollah Explosives Shipment

*Lebanon's military prosecutor has formally indicted 13 individuals linked to an illicit shipment of nearly 800 kilograms of explosives intercepted by security forces at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint. While Hezbollah claimed the seized military-grade explosives were destined for operations against Israel and demanded their return, the judicial charges expose a coordinated domestic transport and logistics cell operating between the Bekaa Valley and Beirut.*

## Judicial Action Initiated Over Seized Munitions

Lebanon's military prosecution has initiated formal proceedings against 13 suspects connected to an illicit shipment of military explosives intercepted at the Dahr al-Baidar checkpoint, marking a significant legal challenge to Hezbollah's internal logistical networks. Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem issued charges on October 30 against eight named individuals and five suspects identified by aliases, following the October 5 interdiction of an explosives-laden vehicle along the primary highway linking the Bekaa Valley to Beirut.

## Charges Expose Supply and Transport Cell

The indictment formally charges the suspects with membership in unauthorized armed groups, transporting explosives with the intent to undermine state authority, violating state security directives, and carrying out acts that expose Lebanon to hostile foreign actions. Only two couriers, Haytham Ahmad Amhaz and Ali Shawqi al-Kurdi, are currently in Lebanese custody after being apprehended inside the transport vehicle. The remaining 11 suspects were indicted in absentia.

Judicial investigations detailed a multi-tiered logistics pipeline designed to move munitions across sovereign Lebanese territory. Reporting on the prosecution indicates that Ibrahim Khodr Habib, known by the alias "Sajed," allegedly supplied the cargo in the Baalbek region, while Bilal Fadl Sabouri, known as "Dhulfiqar," was designated to receive the shipment in the Msharafieh district of Beirut's southern suburbs. Four additional defendants, including Mohammad Safi Ayyoub and Mohammad Haidar Zeaiter, stand accused of escorting the transport vehicle and managing communications, while Mohammad Abdullah Hazimeh was identified as the owner of the intercepted vehicle.

## Political Fallout and Hezbollah Claims

The cargo intercepted by Lebanese security personnel comprised nearly 800 kilograms of explosive materials, including roughly 250 kilograms of TNT and 250 kilograms of military-grade C-4 plastic explosives. Following the seizure, Hezbollah publicly acknowledged ownership of the munitions on October 15. Representatives of the group claimed that the explosives were destined for explosive-laden drone operations against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, with Hezbollah lawmaker Hussein Hajj Hassan insisting the defendants were merely performing a "national duty." Hezbollah leadership demanded the prompt release of both detained operatives and the immediate return of the confiscated materials, demands that Lebanese authorities have firmly rejected.

The formal indictments come amid heightened domestic debate regarding state sovereignty and the rule of law. Lebanese cabinet officials continue to deliberate whether to refer the case to the Judicial Council, Lebanon's highest judicial body for state security crimes. The decisive move by the military prosecution underscores increasing friction between state judicial authorities and armed non-state actors operating outside Lebanese sovereign oversight.

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