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Zitat:Lebanon nabs another 'Israeli spy'
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:07:13 GMT
Lebanese security forces have captured a high-ranking army officer on suspicion of spying for Israel in line with Beirut's attempt to dismantle the espionage ring.
The army colonel was detained several days ago, the country's al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, a senior manager at Lebanese cell phone service provider, Ogero, was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Israeli regime.
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Lebanon has arrested about 50 people in recent months in connection with alleged Israeli espionage activities.
Zitat:New Israel-Lebanon war likely to be more violent, destructive: ICG
Political roots of 2006 conflict remain ‘unaddressed ’ think tank warns
By Simona Sikimic
Daily Star staff
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
BEIRUT: A new Israeli-Lebanon conflict is likely to be far more violent, inflict greater damage to civilian and government infrastructure and lead to the direct embroilment of other regional actors, warned a new report released Monday by the International Crisis Group (ICG), the leading conflict-resolution think tank
A new conflict will also likely affect greater parts of the country, especially the Bekaa Valley, and will not be isolated to the south or the Shiite areas of Beirut which were systematically targeted in 2006, said the report entitled “Drums of War: Israel and the ‘Axis of Resistance.’”
The Lebanese government is advised to take immediate steps to “significantly” increase troop numbers in the south and to improve the range and quality of military training and equipment available to its troops, as a bulwark against a slide to war.
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