
Lebanese security forces stand guard outside the Saudi embassy in Beirut's Hamra district, in this March 27, 2015 file photo. (Credit: AFP)
BEIRUT — A member of the Internal Security Forces allegedly died by suicide at his service center located at the Saudi embassy checkpoint in Beirut, according to a statement by the ISF on Thursday.
"After reviewing the surveillance camera recordings, it was found that at 7:00 a.m. [on Wednesday] ... a guard at the Saudi embassy arrived at his service center. Upon his arrival, he entered the dormitory room located outside the embassy compound" where he died by suicide. "The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the judiciary to determine the reasons" behind his act, the statement explained.
The ISF "extends their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and his colleagues," the statement concluded.
According to Embrace, which provides psychological counseling and operates Lebanon’s sole mental health helpline (1564), 168 individuals lost their lives to suicide in 2023. Among them were 119 Lebanese, 34 Syrians, five Ethiopians, three Palestinians and seven individuals of undisclosed nationalities.
This rise comes amid the profound challenges facing a nation grappling with an unprecedented economic, political and social crisis since 2019.