US asks Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39 bomb

2025-12-02 08:10:35

Beirut -- The United States has asked the Lebanese authorities to return an undetonated GBU-39 small-diameter bomb (SDB) that was launched by an Israeli fighter jet during the assassination of Hezbollah commander Ali Tabtabai.

According to Lebanese media and a report by The Jerusalem Post, the undetonated GBU-39 glide bomb was fired by an Israeli jet during the strike that killed Hezbollah commander Ali Tabatabai earlier this week.,

The bomb, which failed to explode after landing in Beirut’s southern suburbs, has triggered concerns in Washington that the sensitive munition could fall into Russian or Chinese hands.

Lebanon has not yet issued an official response to the American request.