Arrested Lebanese confesses spying for Mossad

A Lebanese national arrested on espionage charges by Beirut, has confessed to spying for Israel's secret service, Mossad.

Lebanon's police chief, Major General Ashraf Rifi, not disclosing the name of the spy, said that he was arrested two weeks ago after he returned from Israel.

He is currently in custody and will face trial in a military court, Rifi told AFP on Thursday.

"He has visited Israel twice, in 2000 and 2004, and was trained by and met with Israelis abroad," said the police chief.

The latest detention brings the number of people under investigation in the spying probe to 17, he said and added that all have been charged and referred to judicial authorities. However, Rifi said, at least three alleged spies have fled to Israel.

Last year 35 people were arrested on charges of spying for Israel. One of them is believed to have been involved in the assassination of Ghaleb Awali, a senior Hezbollah commander, who was killed in a car bombing in 2004, Rifi said.

Last week, a retired member of Lebanon's Internal Security Forces was sentenced to death for having spied for Israel and for his involvement in the murder of two Palestinian leaders.

Israel has not made any public comments on the arrests.

Although the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 effectively put an end to the armed conflict between the two sides, Lebanon and Israel technically remain in a state of war.

Israel has twice attacked Lebanon and continues to conduct overflights on Lebanese territories, violating the country's airspace.

Source: PressTV.
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