Lebanese forces dismantle more than 500 military installations in country’s south — PM

TASS · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Jun 05, 2025 · 110 words

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that Lebanese armed forces have dismantled over 500 military facilities and weapons depots in the southern areas of Lebanon, which are associated with Hezbollah units. Salam also warned that Lebanon cannot achieve stability if Israel continues its aggression. The article notes a previous report claiming that over 90% of Hezbollah's military infrastructure south of the Litani River was dismantled.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 4

Techniques found 1

Topics 1

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What happened

The Lebanese armed forces dismantled more than 500 military facilities in the southern areas of the country, which are home to Hezbollah units, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said.

Why it matters

"Our army has dismantled more than 500 military installations and weapons depots south of the Litani River," he said, the Lebanese news agency NNA reported.

Common ground

According to the official, Lebanon "will not be able to achieve stability if Israel continues its aggression against it." On April 30, the Lebanese news website Elnashra reported, citing a source in the country’s military command, that Lebanese forces…

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Claim 1: “"Our army has dismantled more than 500 military installations and weapons depots south of the Litani River," he said, the Lebanese news agency NNA reported.”

CORROBORATED

Multiple web search results confirm that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that the army dismantled 'more than 500 military positions and arms depots' belonging to Hezbollah in the south of the country, specifically mentioning the area south of the Litani River in some reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The new government of Lebanon was formed on 8 February 2025 after the election of former ICJ president Nawaf Salam as prime minister of Lebanon on 13 January. Salam's cabinet succeeded Najib Mikati's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Nawaf_Salam

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of Lebanon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaf_Salam

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Lebanon (French: Premier ministre; Arabic: رئيس الحكومة, romanized: Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government of Lebanon. By convention, the office holder is always a Sunni Musl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon

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Claim 2: “According to the official, Lebanon "will not be able to achieve stability if Israel continues its aggression against it."”

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The evidence provided only contains general information regarding the Israeli-Lebanese conflict and UN concerns about escalation. None of the gathered evidence contains a direct quote or report from an 'official' stating that Lebanon 'will not be able to achieve stability if Israel continues its aggression against it.'

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict

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Claim 3: “The Lebanese armed forces dismantled more than 500 military facilities in the southern areas of the country, which are home to Hezbollah units, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said.”

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Multiple web search results report that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that the Lebanese army dismantled over 500 military facilities/depots in the south. The claims are consistent across different search snippets citing the PM's statement.

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Claim 4: “On April 30, the Lebanese news website Elnashra reported, citing a source in the country’s military command, that Lebanese forces dismantled more than 90% of Hezbollah's military infrastructure south of the Litani River.”

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Multiple web search results report that a security official stated that the Lebanese army dismantled 'over 90%' of Hezbollah's infrastructure near the border/south of the Litani River. This specific percentage and scope are consistently reported across different search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. Hezbollah's param…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…

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