A Hezbollah security officer stands guard as people gather to mourn Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, July 8, 2026. (Credit: Mohamed Azakir/ Reuters)
An associate of Hezbollah officials and members, identified by his initials F.K., was the subject to an arrest warrant issued Wednesday by military investigative judge, Ghada Abou Alwane, on charges of collaboration with Israel.
According to our information, the judge issued the warrant after questioning the detainee and is awaiting additional evidence before continuing her investigation. This includes the results of an analysis of the detainee’s mobile phone, carried out at the request of the prosecutor’s office at the Court of Cassation.
Last week, the Court of Cassation prosecutor’s office referred F.K. to Government Commissioner at the Military Court Claude Ghanem, who filed charges against him before transferring the case to Judge Abou Alwane.
With several Hezbollah leaders having been assassinated since the start of the war with Israel, the arrest has raised questions among some observers about possible security breaches within the party’s inner circle that may have compromised its operations.
F.K. was intercepted at Beirut airport by the Intelligence Branch of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) while preparing to travel to Iraq, a judicial source told L’Orient-Le Jour.
The investigation revealed that he is the first cousin of the widow of Ibrahim Akil, a former commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force who was killed by Israel in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs in September 2024.
According to the same source, F.K. had been in contact with Israeli recruiters for about four years, communicating mainly through Skype and Instagram. His handlers allegedly instructed him to get closer to his cousin in order to obtain information on Ibrahim Akil’s movements and activities. He was reportedly unable to carry out this task, as senior Hezbollah officials were subject to particularly strict security measures.
According to the same source, F.K. was also tasked with monitoring three other senior Hezbollah officials, as well as several hospitals. He allegedly photographed al-Rassoul al-Aazam Hospital in the southern suburbs and monitored movements in and out of the nephrology department at the American University Hospital (AUH) in Beirut, where a senior Hezbollah official was reportedly treated.
The detainee was also allegedly tasked with surveying the area around Abra, near a military checkpoint established in Saida.
According to statements he made during questioning before the prosecutor, F.K. said he was paid between $800 and $1,000 for each mission. These amounts were considered particularly low given the nature of the information allegedly sought, the sensitivity of the targets monitored and the risks involved in such activities.
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