Weapons Storage Facilities Hit in Lebanon, Israeli Military Says 

This screen grab from a handout video released by the Israeli Army on February 3, 2025, showing smoke billowing during what the Israeli Army says are soldiers of the 91st Division operating in various areas in southern Lebanon. (Israeli Army/AFP)
This screen grab from a handout video released by the Israeli Army on February 3, 2025, showing smoke billowing during what the Israeli Army says are soldiers of the 91st Division operating in various areas in southern Lebanon. (Israeli Army/AFP)
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Weapons Storage Facilities Hit in Lebanon, Israeli Military Says 

This screen grab from a handout video released by the Israeli Army on February 3, 2025, showing smoke billowing during what the Israeli Army says are soldiers of the 91st Division operating in various areas in southern Lebanon. (Israeli Army/AFP)
This screen grab from a handout video released by the Israeli Army on February 3, 2025, showing smoke billowing during what the Israeli Army says are soldiers of the 91st Division operating in various areas in southern Lebanon. (Israeli Army/AFP)

The Israeli military said it had located and destroyed several weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon on Monday, where troops are continuing to operate as a fragile ceasefire enters its third month.

Israel said soldiers had found mortar shells, missiles, rockets, explosives, firearms and a large amount of military equipment belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, without providing evidence.

The military said it also killed a number of Hezbollah fighters located close to Israeli troops.

The ceasefire deal for Lebanon gave both sides 60 days to remove their forces from southern Lebanon and for the Lebanese army to move in and secure the area. Israel says Hezbollah and the Lebanese army haven’t met their obligations, while Lebanon accuses the Israeli army of hindering the Lebanese military from taking over.

The 60-day deadline expired at the end of January. Israel said the agreement is progressing but, in some sectors, “it has been delayed and will take slightly longer.”

The ceasefire was extended to February 18.



US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
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US Aircraft Carrier Collides with Merchant Ship Near Egypt, No Injuries Reported

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt, the Navy said Thursday.

The collision occurred late Wednesday while both ships were moving. It did not result in flooding or injuries aboard the carrier, and there was no damage to the ship's propulsion systems, the Navy said in a statement.

None of the crew on the merchant ship, the Besiktas-M, were injured either, according to a defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details that had not yet been made public.

The Truman, which is based in Norfolk, Virginia, deployed in September to the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It had just completed a port call in Souda Bay, Greece.