Lebanese Math Professor Escapes Across Border Into Israel
Lebanese citizen Elie al-Hayek escaped across the southern border into Israel at dawn Monday, a security source told AFP.
The source said Hayek is a mathematics professor who is a resident of the border town of Qleiaa.
He said Hayek, 49, fled to Israel through a concrete wall between the villages of Rmeish and Yaroun, a few kilometers from the border.
Hayek, who is from Mieh Mieh east of the southern port city of Sidon, is married with three children.
It was not clear why Hayek, who suffers from paralysis and walks on crutches, fled.
His escape, however, came following a major police hunt for Israel-linked spies.
Reports also surfaced about Hayek”s alleged involvement in one of the espionage networks recently arrested in Lebanon.