A security guard in the Lebanese parliament was arrested three weeks ago on suspicion of being in contact with Israeli intelligence, according to a local newspaper, which added that surveillance of the guard had continued for months. State security seized two computers from his home, including one belonging to his wife, in addition to other objects.

Questioning reportedly revealed that the guard has no ties to Israel, but his wife was purportedly arrested when it was discovered that she was in training to be a Mossad agent. The report additionally claimed that she was recruited by Mossad four years ago and assigned a large number of operations by her handler, chiefly photographing buildings and institutions in proximity to the parliament in Beirut.