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Salam vows strict investigation after arrest of 5 Hezbollah members near Bsharri-Batroun
2026-11-12
[AnNahar] Security forces arrested five Hezbollah members on Tuesday on the outskirts of Batroun and Bsharri. The five men reportedly had papers and maps, which they managed to tear up before their arrest.

Journalist Riad Tawk reported in a video published by Beirut Time that the documents contained lists of locations across the Koura, Batroun, and Bsharri districts, as well as references to weapons, including sniper rifles.

The five men are currently under investigation.

Following the incident, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the era of absent accountability and impunity has ended, stressing that the ongoing investigations will have no boundary other than the rule of law.

MTV reported Wednesday that Hezbollah operatives evacuated communication devices and phones from a northern Leb
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
apartment used by the five arrested members, anticipating a raid by the ISF Intelligence Branch.

Gemayel: Hezbollah lost its way to the south, ending up in Bsharri and Tannourine

[AnNahar] Kataeb Party Leader MP Sami Gemayel said Wednesday that Hezbollah has "lost its way to the south," ending up in Fanar, Bsharri, Tannourine, and Dahr al-Baidar.

The remarks, posted Wednesday on the X platform, come after security forces arrested five Hezbollah members on the outskirts of Batroun and Bsharri.

"Dragging Lebanon into wars, defying state decisions, smuggling a truck of explosives, and having armed groups operating in the heart of Mount Lebanon are what truly threaten national security and civil peace," Gemayel said, calling for referring Hezbollah's leadership to the Judicial Council.

"If this behavior doesn't justify sending Hezbollah's leadership to the Judicial Council, we might as well abolish the council altogether," he charged.


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