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Over 130 Hezbollah weapons found in southern Lebanon school, IDF says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Weapons recovered by IDF troops in a school in the Bint Jbeil area of southern Lebanon, in a photo published April 16, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon uncovered more than 130 weapons inside a school in the Bint Jbeil area, the military says.
The discovery was made by Givati Brigade forces, which the military says are continuing targeted ground operations against Hezbollah infrastructure.
According to the IDF, the cache included Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and other firearms. Troops also found Hezbollah flags and insignia at the site.
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