09 Jul 2025 13:02 PM Army destroys munitions left behind by the Israeli army
"On July 9, 2025, between 12:45 pm and 3:00pm, an army unit will carry out a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance left behind from the Israeli aggression in the Qlayaa field in Marjaayoun."
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