Khaberni - The United States of America issued an urgent request to the Lebanese government to retrieve the "GBU-39" bomb, which was launched by Israel at Beirut but did not explode, according to Israeli media sources.
The Jerusalem Post published a report stating that the unexploded bomb was used days ago by the Israeli army in the assassination operation of Hezbollah military leader Haitham Ali Tabtabai, but it did not explode.
It was reported from Lebanese sources that American officials are concerned that the bomb might fall into the hands of the Russians or the Chinese.
American Concerns
For its part, the Hebrew newspaper Maariv reported from unnamed sources that this is a smart glide bomb model "GBU-39B" made by the American company Boeing, used by the Israeli Air Force in the raid that targeted Haitham Ali Tabtabai, who is considered the chief of staff of Hezbollah, inside the stronghold of the party in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The newspaper added - according to the Anadolu Agency - that the bomb, despite being launched in the context of the assassination operation, did not explode for an unclear reason and remained relatively intact at the attack site, raising concerns in Washington that other parties, especially Russia and China, could access and study its technology.
It noted that the bomb contains a warhead that is exceptionally effective relative to its weight, in addition to guidance systems and technology not currently available to Moscow or Beijing, according to information the newspaper received from unnamed sources, making its recovery a priority for the United States.
Hezbollah had previously announced the death of Tabtabai in the same raid, along with 4 of its members in Lebanon, according to the same source.
As of now, there has been no comment from either the Lebanese or American side regarding what was mentioned by the Israeli newspapers.
Since October 2023, the Israeli army has intensified its attacks on Lebanon and assassinated the senior Hezbollah leader Haitham Tabtabai days ago, in violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2024, with media leaks about plans to launch a new attack on the Arab country.
The ceasefire agreement ended an aggression initiated by Israel against Lebanon in October 2023, which escalated into a full-blown war in September 2024, resulting in over 4,000 deaths and nearly 17,000 injuries.
