Israeli Spying Cells in Lebanon Head towards Full Collapse

Israeli Spying Cells in Lebanon Head towards Full Collapse

Hussein Assi

29/05/2009 The Israeli spying cells continue to constitute the main headlines, nine days ahead of the parliamentary elections in Lebanon...

The cells, spread throughout the Lebanese territories, are being uncovered, revealing more scandals and surprises day after another. Not one day, or even one hour, can pass without new stories about the spying operations that took widely their course in Lebanon during the previous years.

Media reports on Friday said that the security forces succeeded in arresting arresting more Israeli Mossad-linked cells during the few last hours. The reports said that four people were arrested by the General Security apparatus on suspicion of dealing with the Zionist entity, including two brothers from the southern town of Kfarkila and two others from the southern town of Khiam. A Palestinian, who's reportedly the brother of a major Palestinian official, was also arrested on the same suspicion.

Lebanese daily As-Safir quoted a security source as saying that, among those who were arrested lately, were two cousins of Nasser Nader who's already in police custody on charges of spying for the Israeli secret service, the Mossad. One of the two men, who were recruited by Nader, was carrying an Israeli passport, according to the sources. They said the arrested were made on Thursday in the southern port city of Tyre. Ali Gh. admitted to possessing an Israeli passport. He said he had traveled to the Palestinian occupied territories via Germany where he underwent training for the use of some devices.

Meanwhile, Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar quoted security officials as denying rumors that MPs, clergymen and other political and security officials had been arrested in connection with the spy networks.

RIFI: ENEMY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BUILD CELLS WITH EASE

Internal Security Forces (ISF) chief General Ashraf Rifi expressed belief that the complete spying infrastructure built by the Zionist entity in Lebanon was heading towards collapse.

Rifi told Lebanese daily As-Safir that the security forces were continuing their work to uncover all spying cells "behind the scenes." He said that the achievement made by the security forces in this concern will cause, at least, the beating of the complete spying infrastructure and the cells the enemy has build during the last years.

"In conclusion, the enemy will no longer be able to build spy networks with ease," Rifi pointed out.

JEZZINI: FORMER AGENTS WERE RE-RECRUITED BY ISRAEL

For his part, General Security Director General Wafiq Jezzini said that, according to investigations, many of those arrested were former agents who seem to be re-recruited by Israel in recent years, particularly after the July 2006 war on Lebanon.

"Despite the inconsiderable abilities we have, we will continue to pursuit and run after the cells," Jezzini stressed. "We won't stop our war against the agents despite the shortage we suffer from whether in the personnel or the monetary funds or even the equipment," he added.