Photo: A masked police officer shows a small purse containing secret compartments, that was seized from suspected Israeli agents in Beirut in May. Photo APRussian Secret Service Helped Hizballah Bust Israel's Lebanese Spy Rings -- Debka
Western intelligence sources in the Middle East have disclosed to DEBKAfile that a special unit of the Russian Federal Security Service - FSB, commissioned by Hizballah's special security apparatus earlier this year, was responsible for the massive discovery of alleged Israel spy rings in Lebanon in recent months with the help of super-efficient detection systems.
Those sources report that the FSB and Hizballah have amassed quantities of undisclosed data on Israel's clandestine operations in Lebanon and are holding it in reserve in order to leak spectacular discoveries as and when it suits their purpose.
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Update: Lebanese Army's shock: National Internet routed through… Haifa -- Debka
My Comment: I am always very skeptical when posting links to Debka, but when Israel's spy rings were busted this spring in Lebanon, I did mention that for the Lebanese to pull this off they had to have the support of a major intelligence power.
On the top of my list was the FSB.
On the other Debka story on Lebanon's communications traffic being routed through Haifa .... I have yet to find confirmation of that fact from another source, but I would be surprised if it was true.