Security forces in Arsal arrested a senior Al Nusrah Front commander, Syrian national Nidal Sweidan, who is linked to terrorist attacks in east Lebanon. Security forces also arrested a man suspected of funding Naim Abbas, a Palestinian accused of involvement in bombings in southern Beirut and membership in both the Al Nusrah Front in Lebanon and the Abdullah Azzam Brigades. Hezbollah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a recent airstrike in Hezbollah territory near the Syrian border. Hezbollah is planning to eliminate Syrian rebel bases in the eastern border area and then advance on Yabroud. Hamas has reportedly provided Iranian reconnaissance aircraft to fundamentalist groups in Lebanon. In Tripoli, gunmen shot two Alawite men, and three people were wounded in a clash after a stun grenade was thrown into an army checkpoint.
