Lebanon army: Israeli spy device dismantled near border
Army statement says surveillance camera found near southern port city Tyre, built to resemble a rock; IDF checking report.
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BEIRUT - The Lebanese army said on Thursday it had uncovered and dismantled an Israeli surveillance camera near the southern port city of Tyre.An army statement said the device, built to resemble a rock, was capable of monitoring a 15 km (10 mile) stretch of the southern coast from al-Bayyada to Tyre and could be operated using spy drones. Asked for comment, an IDF spokeswoman said she would check the report.RELATED:Lebanon files UN complaint about 'Israeli spy devices' 'Lebanon probing collaborators on Israeli spy device' Lebanon: ‘Israeli markings’ on uncovered spy deviceLebanon: Sidon explosion was third Israeli spying deviceThe army said the device had been discovered based on information passed to Lebanese intelligence by "resistance sources," a reference to Shi'ite terror group Hezbollah which maintains a stronghold in the south.In December the army uncovered two similar devices in mountains above Beirut. Lebanon's prime minister at the time, Saad al-Hariri, urged the United Nations in January to increase pressure on Israel to end all violations of Lebanese borders.
