https://www.rokna.net/Section-political-23/1183634-effort-to-retrieve-an-unexploded-israeli-missile-from-lebanese-territoryThe United States has asked the Lebanese government to return an unexploded GBU-39B missile linked to Israel’s recent strike on Beirut’s southern suburb, a development that has drawn widespread media attention. A Lebanese media outlet has claimed that one of the missiles used in Israel’s attack on Beirut’s southern suburb did not detonate. It also reported that the United States has requested the Lebanese government to hand the missile back.According to Rokna, a Lebanese outlet called Al-Markaziya published the report, citing Al-Manar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah.No other media organization has reported the news.The outlet wrote that the unexploded missile is of the GBU-39B type.The Lebanese site Al-Markaziya wrote that Al-Manar television, citing Israeli media, reported that the United States has asked the Lebanese government to return an unexploded GBU-39B missile from the recent attack on Harat Hreik in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
relatedhttps://www.rokna.net/Section-political-23/1175091-issues-ultimatum-to-lebanon-decide-hezbollah-fateThomas Barrack, the U.S. special envoy, is conducting what has been described as a “last-chance mission” aimed at persuading Lebanon to accept direct negotiations with Israel. This initiative is part of Washington’s broader strategy to redefine the security order in the Levant and contain the Resistance. The United States has invoked a framework similar to the security arrangements previously imposed between Syria and Israel—an approach viewed as a partial relinquishment of Lebanon’s sovereignty. The threat of cutting financial aid by the U.S. and Arab states serves as the primary instrument of this diplomatic pressure. The goal is to secure a strategic victory for Israel through negotiations rather than war.According to Rokna, Lebanon is facing an internal dilemma: how to implement a disarmament plan against a group that still holds overwhelming military power and a broad socio-political base, without triggering civil war—particularly while Israeli aggression continues and parts of southern Lebanon remain under Israeli occupation.The “Shield of the Homeland” plan, approved in September 2025, seeks to monopolize all arms under the control of the Lebanese army by the end of the year, prioritizing disarmament in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has denounced the plan as an “American-Israeli dictate,” warning that any unilateral implementation could ignite a civil war. The movement insists it will only engage in dialogue with the government and army within the framework of a “national defense strategy,” not disarmament.
Public opinion in Lebanon largely aligns with Hezbollah’s stance: around 70 percent of Lebanese citizens—including half of the Sunni population and more than one-third of Christians—oppose disarmament without a viable defensive alternative. Over 75 percent also believe the Lebanese army alone cannot repel Israeli aggression. President Joseph Aoun has deemed the disarmament plan “impossible” to execute. Therefore, the “Shield of the Homeland” initiative is widely viewed as an attempt to attract foreign financial support rather than a realistic disarmament effort.Hezbollah’s Military Readiness and New Doctrine – Hezbollah maintains that following Israeli attacks and losses, it has rebuilt its capabilities and is now “100 percent ready” for confrontation. Its current doctrine focuses on “reconstruction in secrecy” and maintaining a “finger on the trigger” — avoiding full-scale war for now but responding decisively if Israel crosses red lines or launches a major invasion.Reports indicate Hezbollah’s missile arsenal has expanded and its precision and guidance have significantly improved, enhancing its deterrence capacity. Notably, most of these weapons survived Israeli strikes, underscoring the failure of Israel’s preemptive operations to dismantle Hezbollah’s deterrence network.Tactical Shifts: Drones and Missile Concealment – In response to recent damages, Hezbollah has adopted new tactics. According to some Israeli media reports, the group has begun large-scale production and deployment of small drones designed to saturate Israeli air defenses through “swarm” tactics, while also prioritizing the concealment of precision missiles — including hiding launchers in covert or underground locations to minimize detection and destruction.
>>1460962And we're expected to believe that Israel magically didn't sell these ones on to China already?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-39_Small_Diameter_Bomb#Current_operators>IsraelWorthy of mention:>UkraineThere's also this:>Saudi Arabiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-39_Small_Diameter_Bomb#Future_operators>Bahrain>United Arab Emirates>>1460653And:>Mamdani is a very rational man' - TrumpMuslims are based, amirite, white rightists in /news/?
>>1460977No but Lebanon probably already gave it to Iran.
Attacker to victim:"pull that knife out of your gut, and give it back to me, it's valuable"
>>1460962>>1460963>>1460964Lol like Lebanon will return anything besides maybe a pink toy version for laughs. Finders keepers and they're entitled to that missile. Remember that time when Iran picked up a crashed US drone that was spying on their nuclear program and didn't give it back when Obama asked for it instead giving its reverse-engineered tech to China and North Korea? It'll be like that.
Meh. More job security for the defense contractors I suppose.
