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23 August 2026
1 event recorded (1 confirmed), and 2 statements counted apart.
23 August 2026 in brief
Israeli security officials told Channel 12 that Hezbollah had stepped up attempts to smuggle weapons from Syria into Lebanon during the ceasefire. Initial Kpler data reported by Reuters showed 13 commodity vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and four on Sunday. [1] Pezeshkian said the expired memorandum with the US was the best way out of a situation of neither war nor peace and that no provision in it amounted to capitulation.
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Israeli security officials told Channel 12 that Hezbollah has stepped up attempts to smuggle weapons from Syria into Lebanon during the ceasefire, financed and run by the IRGC Quds Force, and that many shipments go undetected.
Government of Israel
23 Aug · to a domestic audience
Reported by Times of Israel
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Government of Israel: Israeli security officials told Channel 12 that Hezbollah has stepped up attempts to smuggle weapons from Syria into Lebanon during the ceasefire, financed and run by the IRGC Quds Force, and that many shipments go undetected.
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Government of Iran: President Pezeshkian said the expired memorandum with the US was the best way out of a situation of neither war nor peace, that the Supreme National Security Council saw it as the best possible deal and that no provision amounted to capitulation, adding that Iran cannot attract investment while the risk persists.