The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have uncovered and seized a major strategic ammunition warehouse belonging to Hezbollah, located between the southern villages of Kafra and Seddiqin. The operation, which military sources describe as one of the most significant finds in recent months, is still ongoing as Army engineering units work to dismantle the complex and secure its volatile contents.
The scale of the cache is substantial, indicating a logistics hub meant for sustained high-intensity combat. According to the inventory released, the facility contained 1,640 Grad rockets, three cruise missiles, and nearly 4 million rounds of Kalashnikov ammunition.
Most notably, the seizure included large reconnaissance drones based on Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-143 platforms. These vintage jet-powered drones had been heavily modified and converted into cruise-missile-type weapons, effectively repurposing Cold War surveillance tech into modern long-range suicide drones. This discovery sheds light on the group’s efforts to develop asymmetrical strike capabilities using retrofitted legacy hardware.
The seizure highlights the continued friction in South Lebanon and the LAF’s active role in uncovering non-state armaments in its area of operations. Security measures in the Kafra-Seddiqin sector remain heightened as the dismantling process continues.
