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Lebanese Forces Ministers Boycott Cabinet Sessions Over Dhahr al-Baydar Explosives File

This story covers Lebanese Forces ministers’ insistence on boycotting Cabinet sessions until the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives file is referred to the Judicial Council. It follows the seizure of an explosives truck in the area in the possession of Hezbollah members and Judge Claude Ghanem’s indictment of 13 people, amid disagreement over the referral path and differing positions on the state’s exclusive possession of weapons.

📍 Where things stand: Lebanese Forces ministers remain committed to boycotting Cabinet sessions, while disagreement persists over referring the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives file to the Judicial Council.

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  1. 3 Nov 2026, 06:22 Sources of Nidaa al-Watan reported that Lebanese Forces ministers insist on boycotting Cabinet sessions unless the Dhahr al-Baydar explosives file is referred to the Judicial Council.
  2. 3 Nov 2026, 06:26 An article reported that the explosives truck was stopped early last month in the Dhahr al-Baydar area in the possession of Hezbollah members, and that Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem charged 13 people.
  3. 3 Nov 2026, 06:26 The article linked Hezbollah MP Hussein Hajj Hassan’s statement on 30 Tishreen 2026 with Mufti Ahmad Qabalan’s sermon on 1 November, analyzing a political and media pressure strategy, and noted the Cabinet’s decision on 2 March 2026 banning Hezbollah’s military and security activity.
  4. 3 Nov 2026, 06:28 The explosives file moved to judicial prosecution after Judge Claude Ghanem charged 13 people, amid disagreement over referring the file to the Judicial Council; Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that the exclusivity of weapons in the hands of the state is the basis of state-building, and spoke of three axes related to the Palestinian camps.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.
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