The report additionally claimed that the cell was linked to the explosion of a Hamas weapons depot in the Burj al-Shamali refugee camp in southern Lebanon in December. The Syrian was reportedly monitoring civilian, military and commercial sites and providing maps from within the Syrian capital, but was not aware he was working with Israel.Ī number of workers in NGOs in Lebanon were also found to be part of the ring. The Lebanese al-Janoubia news ridiculed Hezbollah for being unable to detect the spies while the Information Branch, which has been criticized by Hezbollah in the past, was able to find the spy ring within Hezbollah.Ī Syrian citizen was arrested in Damascus as part of the crackdown on the Israeli intelligence ring as well, according to Al-Akhbar. The spy had taken part in fighting in Syria.

The network had also managed to penetrate into the Information Branch itself and get very close to its leadership, according to Al-Akhbar.Īnother spy from southern Lebanon breached Hezbollah, saying that he had been recruited by an organization claiming to be working for the United Nations to collect statistics, studies and polls. The spies were monitoring not just Hezbollah, but also the Palestinian factions in Lebanon, including Hamas. HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS hold flags marking Resistance and Liberation Day, in Kfar Kila near the Lebanese border with Israel in May. The tip set off the branch's largest-ever operation against Israeli intelligence, with the case involving dozens of people suspected of supplying Israel, directly or indirectly, with or without prior knowledge, with information related to its goals. NOTE! Consider delaying until first div on pageĪl-Akhbar claimed that 'very sensitive' information showed that, in the past two years, Israeli intelligence has succeeded in conducting a number of 'remarkable' operations in Lebanon and Syria and possibly in other locations as well.Ībout five weeks ago, a special officer reported to the Information Branch that he had found a sign of work for an operation, with follow-up finding a connection to Israel. If (slot) slot.addService(googletag.pubads())

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