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01 Apr 2026, 08:31 GMT+10
The man has been accused of plotting assassinations in Beirut on behalf of Israel
Lebanon has asked the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut to hand over a suspected Israeli Mossad agent, Hassan Choukeir, Lebanon's security chief, has told AFP. Choukeir alleged that the suspect was involved in bombing and assassination plots.
According to AFP, a Syrian-Palestinian national who also holds a Ukrainian passport was detained by Lebanon-based Hezbollah armed group in September 2025 after parking a motorbike rigged with explosives on a road leading to Beirut airport through the city's southern suburbs.
The man escaped in early March, when the Israeli military was striking Hezbollah targets, and fled to the Ukrainian embassy, AFP said. Ukrainian diplomats had reportedly asked Lebanese authorities to allow the man, who "had lost his passport," to leave the country.
"After checking his name and photograph, we became aware that he is wanted by the Lebanese judiciary," Choukeir said. The embassy did not respond to AFP's request for comment.
Unlike many NATO members in Europe, Ukraine has supported the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has offered to help the US and Gulf states hosting American bases intercept Iranian drones and secure the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has warned that it would consider Ukraine a legitimate target if it intervenes in the Middle East.
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