Lebanese army raids Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold, seizes 'large quantity' of weapons

The Lebanese army said Friday it seized "a large quantity of weapons and military ammunition" in a raid in Beirut's southern suburbs, the Hezbollah terror group's stronghold, The Times of Israel reports.

The Lebanese Armed Forces said one suspect was detained in the Msharafieh neighborhood during the "targeted security operation," which followed "the monitoring and close tracking of weapons transfers and trafficking." The army did not say who owned the weapons and said an investigation has been opened. It released photos of the seized arms.

The army rarely announces raids inside Beirut's southern suburbs.

Earlier this month the army said it arrested six wanted people, including Syrian nationals, and seized weapons including RPGs in a Hezbollah stronghold in eastern Lebanon. In October, Lebanese authorities arrested two suspected Hezbollah members accused of moving a half-ton of explosives, and a military court later charged 13 people in that case.

Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war with Iran on March 2. Israel has said Beirut's efforts to disarm the group are encouraging but not enough, and that Hezbollah is rearming faster than it is being disarmed.