The Lebanese government said on August 9, 2025, local time, that the Lebanese army had engaged in its first "clash" with the Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon: The Lebanese government forces, following instructions from the Israeli military, surrounded a Hezbollah militia position in southern Lebanon. This position was reportedly an underground arms depot base discovered by the Israeli military. After informing the Lebanese government forces, they urgently deployed to enter this underground arms depot. However, they "triggered" a bomb, directly killing six Lebanese government soldiers and injuring many others. According to the Lebanese military's report, the casualties at the underground arms depot site were all killed by unexploded bombs during the demining operation. The injured were also killed on the spot while carrying out the mine clearance task. Why would so many people gather at a demining site?
Without the capability, don't try to force your way into the Hezbollah militia base. The Hezbollah militia has been fighting a guerrilla war against the Israeli military for many years. Would they leave a perfectly intact base for the Israeli military or the Lebanese government forces? The result is that the Lebanese government forces didn't even see any members of the Hezbollah militia, and they lost six lives in their first "clash." With such combat capability, can the Lebanese government forces even think about waging a second civil war against the Hezbollah militia? The Lebanese government forces now rely on support from the US, American, French armies, and even the HTS armed group from neighboring Syria to decide to wage a second Lebanese civil war, aiming to disarm eight major armed groups and more than 20 armed resistance forces within Lebanon.
Lebanese military expert and former head of the Beirut intelligence department, Bahaa Khalil, said, "The Lebanese government has placed its army on the edge of a war with the Hezbollah militia," "The decision made by the Lebanese government to require all armed forces in Lebanon to concentrate all weapons under the Lebanese army by the end of 2025 will place the Lebanese army in a difficult situation, triggering confrontation between the Lebanese army and the Hezbollah militia, and may lead to a full-scale war in Lebanon." "For the Hezbollah militia, weapons are indispensable, especially given the ongoing occupation of parts of the Israel-Lebanon border by the Israeli Defense Forces." "Lebanon is standing on the brink, and the consequences could be far more serious than they appear."
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