Lebanese Security Forces Uncover Alleged Hezbollah Network in the North
Lebanese security forces have uncovered a covert Hezbollah network in northern Lebanon, seizing operational documents and investigating logistical cells operating outside traditional strongholds.
Lebanon's security forces have uncovered a covert network allegedly linked to Hezbollah operating in the northern regions of the country, outside the organization's traditional strongholds. The arrests of five operatives in the mountainous area between the Batroun and Bsharri districts have shed light on plans to establish local cells, gather intelligence, and prepare logistical infrastructure in Tripoli and Al-Koura.
According to security sources, documents recovered after the suspects attempted to destroy them in a vehicle revealed detailed operational plans, task allocations, and requests for weaponry, including sniper equipment. Investigators also discovered a logistical safe apartment in the town of Beinharan in Al-Koura, where the suspects reportedly left their mobile phones prior to their operation. Investigators noted that unidentified individuals removed the phones and additional materials from the apartment shortly after news of the arrests broke.
Military and strategic affairs researcher Mohammad Youssef al-Noor noted that the findings suggest an effort by Hezbollah to expand its security footprint beyond its conventional areas of influence. While authorities are still investigating whether these groups were active or merely in the planning stages, the discovery has raised concerns over potential parallel security infrastructures in northern Lebanon.
Hezbollah has acknowledged that the five detainees belong to the organization and demanded their immediate release. Lebanese Member of Parliament Hussein al-Hajj Hassan publicly confirmed their affiliation, though the public prosecution rejected the release request, insisting that legal proceedings continue independently of political pressure.
