Israeli citizen arrested in Beirut, arrived in Lebanon using British passport - report

An Israeli citizen was reportedly arrested in Beirut, Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al Akhbar reported on Wednesday.

Al Akhbar noted that in recent days, Western journalists had taken part in daily tours in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh in Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, allegedly under the pretext of inspecting the destruction due to Israeli strikes. 

The report noted that an individual carrying both Israeli and British passports was arrested on Tuesday. When he was searched, his Israeli passport was discovered, and he was identified as dual citizen Joshua Tartakovsky. 

Born in the US

Tartakovsky was born in the United States, the Al Akhbar report noted. According to Tartakovsky's author's profile for Vision Magazine, he is a self-described independent journalist who studied at Brown University and the London School of Economics. 

Tartakovsky previously worked for the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs in Israel, Vision Magazine noted. 

An unnamed Israeli official said that the incident is known to the relevant authorities in Israel and is being dealt with, Ynet reported. 

"Unfortunately, this is not the first time that Israeli citizens have entered the territories of enemy countries, even though this is prohibited by law and constitutes a clear danger to their security," the official reportedly told Ynet. 

This is a developing story.