‘Era of impunity is over’: Five Hezbollah members arrested in northern Lebanon
The men were reportedly carrying maps and documents, some of which they allegedly attempted to destroy before being taken into custody.
Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF) apprehended five Hezbollah members in the Batroun and Bcharre highlands on Tuesday, according to local officials and media outlets. The suspects were discovered carrying maps and documents, some of which they allegedly attempted to destroy. The men were spotted by an ISF patrol in the area and were promptly arrested, with the surrounding region subsequently searched.
The documents reportedly contained lists of locations in the Koura, Batroun, and Bsharri districts, as well as references to weapons like sniper rifles. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed his concern over the arrests, stating that the "era of impunity is over" and condemning the investigation of previously concealed cases.
Hezbollah may have been intending to instigate sectarian violence in the region. Lebanese MP Ghassan Yazbeck suggested that the arrested men were likely plotting to carry out attacks on peaceful communities, drawing parallels to a previous instance where Hezbollah justified smuggling explosives towards Israel under the guise of defending Shiite villages.
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