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Colonel Erez Alkabetz today ended his position as commander of the Carmeli Brigade from the Northern Command and handed over command to Col. Adi Ganon, who was his deputy in the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade. https://t.co/RgFfcNwz9n
An explosion happened in Southern Lebanon, between Qana and Kafr Killa.
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One house was fully damaged. No news of what was inside or what happened. Jets or drones were heard earlier this morning but not during the explosion. https://t.co/sTT4EJpODw
The building was wiped out.
- The Lebanese army and security forces put a security cordon in Ein Qana, southern Lebanon.

- Red Cross, Kattana to LBCI: We received a call about an explosion in Ein Qana, and the first ambulance set out, heading for a fuel station in the place, and initial information indicates that there were no injuries.

- Some (initial) reports tell about a gas station, but others say no gas station exists there.
Location of the explosion.

According to locals, Hezbullah doesn't have anything in that area. Technically, it was evacuated a few months ago after the owners of the land asked for the land back.

The explosion looks too small to be a weapon depo.
Red Cross confirms no injuries.

Locals talk of one minor injury, might be of glass shards.
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Location of the explosion. According to locals, Hezbullah doesn't have anything in that area. Technically, it was evacuated a few months ago after the owners of the land asked for the land back. The explosion looks too small to be a weapon depo.
Hezbollah to Aljazeera correspondent (Zeina Khodr): "This explosion was at a house that stored weapons – result of technical error. No one was killed or injured. The building belonged to a Hezbollah-affiliated demining association. The weapons that were stored were left over from wars.”

Hezbollah sources to LBCI: No injuries due to the explosion in Ain Qana. The explosion wasn't a result of a Hezbollah leader being targeted.
MTV correspondent: It has been reported that the building affected by the Ain Qana explosion was used the last time a month ago, when a person was seen entering and leaving the place.
Salem Zahran to MTV: No casualties resulted from the Ain Qana explosion, despite what has been reported; the explosion affected a Hezbollah center used to store weapons and bombs from remnants of war, as well as Israeli cluster bombs collected from the fields.
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No IDF jets or drones were recorded in the sky. https://t.co/jMN2E3MPIH
National News Agency: The explosion in Ein Qana coincided with an intense flight of Israeli aircraft.

IDF jets or drones have actually been reported over the southern sector of south Lebanon.
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Location of the explosion. According to locals, Hezbullah doesn't have anything in that area. Technically, it was evacuated a few months ago after the owners of the land asked for the land back. The explosion looks too small to be a weapon depo.
Semi official: The explosion occurred as a result of mines and shells left over from the Israeli aggression, which "Generations For Peace Association" NGO for Mine Removal was collecting from fields in the southern villages pending disposal, and that did not lead to injuries.

This NGO is affiliated with Hezbullah.
Statement by the Lebanese army: On 9/22/2020, at about 15:00, an explosion occurred in a building in the town of Ain Qana - Al-Tuffah District, and immediately an army force came to the place and began investigations into the causes of the explosion.