Lebanon tightens the noose on Israeli spy agents working in the country. Lebanon's Intelligence unit caught 2 Syrian nationals on charges of spying. Report: The accused were caught documenting strategic points and areas. Lebanon's Intelligence said the accused used to document the aftermath of Israeli attacks.
"The agents used to documenting the effects of enemy air strikes and following up on search and rescue operations and recovering bodies to verify their results." Intelligence Directorate, Lebanon.
The probe revealed that the accused were recruited through social media. A judicial inquiry has been launched against the 2 ‘spies’. On Oct 09, an Israeli citizen was arrested taking photos at a bombed-sites. Two different passports were recovered from the suspected person.
The accused identified himself as a UK citizen and a correspondent. A probe found that he had written 2 articles, which were available on Internet. But, security agency recovered an Israeli passport from the accused. The accused was identified as Yehoshua Tertakovisky, a resident of Israel.
Hezbollah: The suspicious movement of many foreign journalists being probed. Journalists in question found touring areas where IDF had struck. Journalists in question now under close surveillance: report. During the 2006 war many Mossad spies posing as journalist was arrested.