BEIRUT — Since the resistance liberated southern Lebanon in 2000, addressing the issue of Lebanese collaborators with the Israeli entity has remained one of the key tests of the Lebanese state’s resolve in safeguarding national security.

However, the politicized judiciary has disappointed the families of martyrs and those harmed as the Military Court of Cassation, headed by Judge Mounir Suleiman, sentenced the convicted spy Mohieddine Hasna to only 22 months in prison. He had already been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Mohieddine Hasna supplied the Israeli enemy with sensitive details on pager frequencies in Lebanon, along with a comprehensive survey of Lebanese areas—including the southern suburbs, the South, the Bekaa, and Mount Lebanon—intended to facilitate the hacking of WiFi data from homes and institutions.

Mohieddine’s collaboration provided Israel with the ability to penetrate them and locate cell phones not connected to the network, as well as any device connected to the internet. 

Besides, after a year of anticipation, the judiciary issued a new decision to release former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh — detained on charges of embezzling public funds, money laundering, and illicit enrichment — on bail set at $20 million and 5 billion Lebanese pounds.

Amid the Lebanese authorities’ complete subservience to the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah and Amal Movement are planning to hold protests, starting next September, in rejection of the plot to disarm the resistance.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expressed his frustration with the visiting American delegation’s disregard for a step-by-step strategy. 

Regarding the cabinet session scheduled for September 2 to discuss the army’s plan to disarm Hezbollah, Berri said, “Anything that leads to disagreement in the country is reprehensible.”

Meanwhile, under American pressure, the UN Security Council agreed to end UNIFIL’s mission within sixteen months—set to expire on December 31,2026, with withdrawal to commence the following year.

Informed sources confirmed to the Tehran Times that Washington is seeking to end UNIFIL’s mission in its current form and likely replace them with Arab forces allied with Israel.

It has become clear that the Lebanese army will not agree to a clash with the local population, especially after the expulsion of US envoy Thomas Barrack from the south.  Informed sources revealed to the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar that Army Commander General Rodolphe Heikal was appalled by what he heard from the American delegation and the pressure they were exerting. 

Heikal informed the American delegation that he “prefers to resign from the leadership of the military institution if anyone wants Lebanese blood shed by the army.”

“The American delegation offered to provide him with information about Hezbollah positions in any region. Some members of the delegation even suggested something even more dangerous: offering Israeli intelligence assistance to the army, and the possibility of Israeli drones accompanying it to identify targets to be raided.”

Al-Akhbar adds that President Joseph Aoun is aware of the Army Command’s position, but Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is more enthusiastic about implementing the American-Saudi dictates, which is exerting intense pressure to expedite the government’s decision. 

This comes amid rapid regional fluctuations that could make today’s requirements harder to implement in the future, given Iran’s victory and steadfastness, as well as the resilience of resistance forces in the region despite the security blows they have endured.

Reportedly, the American delegation further proposed a vision based on separating the Shiite areas from other regions before Hezbollah continues to recover.