Lebanese army transports fuel tank from Israeli aircraft discovered in Meshmesh, Akkar

BEIRUT — A fuel tank believed to belong to an Israeli aircraft was found on a dirt road in the outskirts of Meshmesh, Akkar, on Saturday morning, our correspondent in the north reported, citing local and security sources.

Local authorities suspect it was dropped to evade surface-to-air missiles launched from the Syrian side on Friday night, targeting Israeli warplanes that conducted strikes on various areas in the Bekaa and Hermel along the Lebanese-Syrian border, our correspondent reported.

Debris from the intercepted missiles fell over the towns of Meshmesh, Qurnah, and Fneideq, causing material damage, local residents reported. The army was informed about the location of the discovered object, and security forces arrived at the scene. Following an assessment by a military expert, the Lebanese Army transported the fuel tank to one of the army's military centers.

In a separate incident, three people were injured in an explosion at a scrap metal yard in Fneideq, with one of the injured in critical condition on Saturday. The explosion is suspected to have been caused by an unexploded missile, possibly a remnant of previous Israeli airstrikes on the Bekaa region.

Reporting contributed by Michel Hallak