Lebanese authorities have significantly expanded efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s financial and logistical networks, targeting the terrorist group’s influence over the country’s ports, airport, and border crossings, according to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat.

Since the election of President Joseph Aoun and the formation of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government, Beirut has moved to strengthen oversight at key transportation hubs that security officials say had long been exploited by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, cash, and other contraband.

Security sources told the newspaper the measures have dealt a major blow to Hezbollah’s logistical infrastructure by disrupting smuggling routes and financial channels operating through Syria, Beirut’s port, and Rafik Hariri International Airport.

According to the report, Hezbollah’s influence over these facilities has declined “to an unprecedented level” since the new government took office, directly affecting the terrorist group’s operational and financial capabilities.

In recent months, Lebanon has installed advanced scanning systems at Beirut Port, Rafik Hariri International Airport, and the Masnaa border crossing in an effort to detect smuggled goods, prohibited materials, and undeclared cash.

Officials also said illegal crossings along the Syrian border, long considered a vital supply route for Hezbollah, have been largely shut down due to increased enforcement on both sides of the frontier.

The report further claims authorities have sharply reduced the smuggling of cash, gold, Captagon, and hashish—activities that have long been linked to Hezbollah’s funding network. Lebanon’s decision to bar Iranian aircraft from landing in Beirut also reportedly closed another key route used to transfer money and supplies to the terrorist group.

Security officials said the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria further weakened Hezbollah by cutting off a major corridor used to move weapons and funding from Iran into Lebanon.

As part of the broader campaign, Lebanese authorities have reassigned or removed security and administrative personnel suspected of ties to Hezbollah and opened investigations into individuals accused of facilitating the transfer of money, goods, and valuables on the group’s behalf.

Officials described the effort as part of a broader attempt to restore state control over key institutions and reduce Hezbollah’s influence within the Lebanese government.

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