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Israeli spying network arrested at Beirut Airport, says General Security chief

25-08-2023 | 08:16

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Israeli spying network arrested at Beirut Airport, says General Security chief

The Acting Director-General of the General Security, Brigadier General Elias al-Baysari, announced the arrest of a spying network operating for the benefit of Israel at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.

According to al-Baysari, the network comprises two individuals who attempted to leave Lebanon.

Al-Baysari's announcement came in a statement during the seventy-eighth anniversary of General Security, during a visit to the directorate by Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi.

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