The transfer of military secrets allegedly took place during a ceasefire agreement between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, the Times reported. Suhir Bahij Ghab is alleged to have transmitted classified information directly from a command center run by US, French and UN peacekeeping forces.
The Israeli military operation against Lebanon’s Hezbollah was in response to rocket attacks by Hamas-backed militants in the Gaza Strip, the British daily recalled.
Dozens of police officers passed information to Hezbollah and warned it ahead of raids and patrols, according to an international intelligence report obtained by The Times. Thanks to this, the terrorists were able to evacuate their threatened weapons and remain in the area from which they planned to withdraw.
“Hezbollah is using classified internal information about the Lebanese military to conceal its activities from international actors responsible for regional security,” said intelligence documents cited by the newspaper.
The Lebanese Armed Forces and the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL did not comment to the newspaper.
Hilal Kashan, a political science professor at the American University of Beirut, was quoted by the Times as saying that Hezbollah’s survival is not a matter of whether it maintains a military presence in the south, but “whether it maintains the interests and influence that it has controlled.” It is said that it depends on In the Lebanese political system, “achievements over the past 30 years.”
It’s hot in the Middle East. Hezbollah calls for confrontation
In November 2024, the United States and France negotiated a ceasefire. According to it, Hezbollah was to leave the area in the south of the country between the Israeli border and the Litani River. Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers took control of the area, and Israeli troops were scheduled to withdraw from the area by last Sunday. But Israeli forces said they would remain present until the ceasefire was “fully implemented by Lebanon.” The White House announced Sunday night that it was extending the deadline for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon until February 18.
According to the Times of Israel website, Hezbollah does not want to extend the ceasefire and has called on residents of southern Lebanon to confront Israeli forces. The first incident occurred on Sunday, when hundreds of Lebanese, some carrying Hezbollah flags, advanced on Israeli soldiers, ignoring warning shots and calls to stop the procession. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, 22 people were killed in Israeli shelling.
Al-Akbar newspaper, which is close to Hezbollah, on Monday called for continued attacks. “What happened yesterday will be completed today with more supporters,” she wrote.
Paparoka says “graffiti” about meeting between Duda and Trump: No objections/Porsat News/Porsat News