(Times Of Israel) The information display screens at Beirut’s international airport were hacked by domestic anti-Hezbollah groups Sunday, as clashes between the Iran-backed Lebanese terror group and the Israeli military continue to intensify along the border.
Departure and arrival information was replaced by a message accusing the Hezbollah group of putting Lebanon at risk of an all-out war with Israel.
The screens displayed a message with logos from a hardline Christian group dubbed Soldiers of God, which has garnered attention over the past year for its campaigns against the LGBTQ+ community in Lebanon, and a little-known group that calls itself The One Who Spoke. In a video statement, the Christian group denied its involvement, while the other group shared photos of the screens on its social media channels.
“Hassan Nasrallah, you will no longer have supporters if you curse Lebanon with a war for which you will bear responsibility and consequences,” the message read, echoing similar sentiments to critics over the years who have accused Hezbollah of smuggling weapons and munitions through the tiny Mediterranean country’s only civilian airport.
The message said the airport was “not the airport of Hezbollah and Iran,” according to the reports.
Lebanon’s National News Agency said “the cyberattack on the departure and arrival screens at the airport disrupted the BHS baggage inspection system.”
BREAKING:
Christian Lebanese hackers launch a cyber-attack against the Beirut Airport, forced it to close down.
Messages appeared at all screens, condemning Hezbollah & Iran for trying to drag Lebanon into war with Israel.
Message in comments ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/PWjcLc0jp7
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 7, 2024
It added that authorities were working to restore the screens “and to maintain normal movement at the airport.”
Passengers gathered around the screens, taking pictures and sharing them on social media.
Hezbollah has been striking Israeli military bases and positions near the country’s northern border with Lebanon since October 8, the day after Hamas triggered the war in Gaza with a murderous attack on southern Israel when thousands of terrorists killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages.
Israel has been striking Hezbollah positions in response and has warned that it wants to push the Iranian proxy away from its northern border.
The near-daily clashes have intensified sharply over the past week, after an apparent Israeli strike in a southern Beirut suburb killed top Hamas official and commander Saleh al-Arouri.
קטע אדיר: מתברר שהצליחו היום להשתיל במסכים האלקטרוניים של נמל התעופה הבינלאומי של ביירות הודעה מטעם ההתארגנות הנוצרית הקיצונית “חיילי האל” שתוקפת את חיזבאללה על כך שהיא משתמשת בנמל התעופה לצרכיה ולצרכי איראן וגוררת את לבנון למלחמה pic.twitter.com/2dQ0xSMLK2
— roi kais • روعي كايس • רועי קייס (@kaisos1987) January 7, 2024
