BEIRUT — Lebanon’s security forces arrested a man at a hotel north of Beirut on Thursday after a video of him assaulting his wife in public went viral earlier this week, reviving a debate about gender-based violence that has claimed the lives of numerous women in Lebanon in recent years.In a statement released Thursday, Lebanon's Internal Security Forces said the suspect, a Lebanese man born in 1992, was arrested while hiding in a hotel in the coastal city of Jounieh, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Beirut.The suspect, identified only by his initials T.M., was referred to judicial authorities and legal proceedings have been initiated, the statement said.What happened: A video that began circulating on social media Sunday showed a couple at a restaurant in the town of Chtaura in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, about 27 miles (44 kilometers) east of Beirut. After what appeared to be a heated argument, the man stood up, threw the woman to the ground and repeatedly struck her in the head.Restaurant employees and customers intervened, rushing to the woman's aid and restraining her attacker.وينية الدولة:خلاف الزوجي يتحوّل إلى اعتداء دموي على سيدة!ما كان يفترض أن يكون جلسة هادئة للبحث عن مخرج لخلاف زوجي، تحوّل إلى مشهد صادم في أحد مقاهي شتورة.وبحسب المعلومات، فإن الزوجين التقيا بهدف التفاهم حول مستقبل علاقتهما، إلا أن النقاش أخذ منحى خطيراً بعدما حاول الزوج… pic.twitter.com/n6sdBCLrnO— LebyNews (@lebynews) June 28, 2026