The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed new information alleging that Brig. Gen. Suheil Bahij Harb, head of the Lebanese Army’s Southern Intelligence Branch, collaborated with Hezbollah to obstruct investigations into the December 2022 killing of UNIFIL peacekeeper Sean Rooney. According to the IDF, Harb maintained contact with Hezbollah operatives to conceal their role in Rooney’s death in the village of Al-Qabiya, southern Lebanon, as stated by the IDF this morning. The IDF's allegations, shared via X, claim Harb worked with Hezbollah to prevent the proper investigation into the death of the Irish national. The specifics of the alleged obstruction and the nature of Harb's contacts with Hezbollah operatives were detailed in the IDF's statement. In a separate development, the armed forces in the south are pushing military reinforcements to the Tharah front in Abyan Governorate amid the mobilization of the Houthi militia, according to Akhbar Alyom News.
