Paul Ronzheimer, deputy editor-in-chief and war correspondent for the German newspaper Bild, was arrested in Beirut on September 28, the day after Israel eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the publication said on Wednesday.
Nasrallah led the terrorist organization in Lebanon for 32 years and was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other Hezbollah commanders. The attack involved a decade of intelligence collected both by the IDF and the Mossad, as well as a variety of last-minute deceptions to ensure that Nasrallah would not flee the area, the Jerusalem Post reported last month.
Ronzheimer’s arrest and release
Following the arrest, Ronzheimer and his team were reportedly taken from their hotel room, restrained and blindfolded by Lebanese military intelligence agents, and interrogated in an unknown location.
Ronzheimer was released late in the evening following the cooperation of Lebanese authorities and the German embassy in Beirut.
This article was originally published at www.jpost.com
