Current sectionMiddle East NewsA man identified as a Palestinian refugee from Syria with Ukrainian citizenship was detained by Hezbollah and accused by Lebanon of being part of an Israeli bombing and assassination plot. His subsequent escape and disappearance now put Lebanon in a quandaryShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeThe Associated Press08:43 PM • June 10 2026 IDTAs Israeli warplanes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs last March and residents fled in panic, one man found his opportunity. Amid the chaos, he slipped out of his imprisonment in a Hezbollah cell and made his way to the green hills overlooking the Lebanese capital.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonMossadIsrael spyIsrael intelligenceHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesGaza OffensiveU.S.-IranWest Bank SanctionsIsrael ElectionsGraham PlatnerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Palestinian Refugee Allegedly Spied for Israel in Lebanon, Then DisappearedErdoğan Says Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, Syria Threaten Turkey's SecurityShin Bet Tracks ultra-Orthodox Protests After Riot at High Court Justice's HomeIDF Strikes Kill 30, Wound 92 in Lebanon Over Past Day, Health Ministry SaysTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base