Lebanese authorities have arrested a man close to the Hezbollah terror group, accusing him of spying for Israel and of providing intel that led to the killing of commanders in the Iran-backed group, a judicial official told AFP on Tuesday.

The official, who is following the investigation and requested anonymity, said “a high-level Israeli agent was arrested last week in Beirut.”

He alleged that the suspect had been “involved in providing the Israeli side with precise information that led to the assassination of Hezbollah officials, including four top-tier security leaders.”

“He was very close to commanders in Hezbollah, and possessed a wide range of information due to his relationship with them,” the official added.

According to the official, the man was detained last week at Beirut’s airport as he prepared to board a flight to Iraq.

The detainee hails from southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah holds sway, and has made several trips to Iraq, where his wife is from.

From there, according to the same official, he used to go to Turkey “to meet with officers and agents linked to the Israeli Mossad, and provide them with information about targets he was gathering data about in Beirut.”

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