{
  "id": 14783801,
  "title": "Rubio spoke with Lebanon's Aoun about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah, US official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/rubio-spoke-with-lebanons-aoun-about-confiscation-of-explosives-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T20:38:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911888"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday to discuss the confiscation of several hundred kilograms of explosives from Hezbollah, according to a State Department official reported by The National UAE. Rubio urged that returning the seized explosives to Hezbollah should be out of the question and called for accountability for those who ordered, financed, and directed the shipment, the Jerusalem Post reports.\n\nThe National UAE reports that Rubio also advocated for direct military-to-military communication between Lebanese and Israeli forces to reduce the risk of clashes and miscalculation. Additionally, he criticized Lebanon’s 1955 Boycott Law, which the US official described as an impractical tool used for politicized prosecutions that deter peace efforts with Israel.\n\nHezbollah has admitted the explosives belonged to the group and demanded their return, with Arutz Sheva - Israel National News reporting the group claimed the materials were intended for attacks on Israeli forces. Ajel English noted that Hezbollah admitted owning the truckload of explosives seized in Dahr al-Baydar, while a Hezbollah lawmaker told Haaretz the group intended the explosives for attacks on Israeli troops.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}