Minister of Justice Adel Nassar stated before the cabinet session that the issue of the explosives item would be raised, stressing that all opinions would be heard, pointing out that he would present his opinion on the issue of referring the case to the Judicial Council, and on the basis of discussion, a decision would be taken. For his part, Minister of Displaced Persons Kamal Shehadeh said: “We will vote during the session on referring the explosives file to the Judicial Council if a vote is requested.” Regarding Hezbollah’s statement regarding coordination with the security services, Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar confirmed that “the army and security forces carry out their missions on their own, and do not need permission to enter any area, and coordination is taking place between the security services.” Regarding the shipment of explosives, Al-Hajjar explained that “the security forces seized it at a checkpoint and referred it for investigation under the supervision of the judiciary, pointing out that they will act quickly if the judiciary requests an expansion of the arrests.”