Al-Manar reveals details of probe into Israeli spy within Lebanon’s Hezbollah
webangah News Agency reports that LebanonS Al-Manar network has investigated the arrest of a Lebanese spy accused of providing sensitive data about Hezbollah officials to Israel.
the report states that 2009 became known as the year of Israel’s espionage network collapse in Lebanon after security services identified over 100 spies from various factions and political parties.
Despite this, human infiltration into Hezbollah’s internal structure reportedly increased significantly, especially following the 33-day July War and subsequent assassinations of resistance leaders, sparking widespread suspicions and accusations.
Al-Manar detailed the arrest of Mohammad Saleh,who allegedly confessed during interrogations to collaborating with Israeli intelligence agencies for financial gain. Saleh claimed he turned to espionage due to massive debts from failed stock market investments.
Sources indicate that while Saleh was formerly associated with hezbollah, any information he obtained came only from personal observations or hearsay after leaving the organization. He reportedly offered to sell his knowledge to Israeli handlers for payment.
The network firmly rejected media reports linking saleh’s intelligence to secondary Hezbollah figures’ deaths, stating these claims lack interrogation-based evidence and that martyrs killed during conflicts had no connection to him.
Security sources confirmed interrogations found no proof of additional spies linked to Saleh within Hezbollah.They also denied rumors about female detainees among two other arrested suspects.
Al-Manar sources emphasized Saleh represents neither the first nor last major spy case involving alleged collaboration with Israel.
