The Metropolitan Police revealed on Thursday that two men suspected of being Hezbollah operatives were arrested earlier this week in connection with a sweeping investigation into terrorist activity and funding. The suspects, aged 39 and 35, were apprehended in coordinated operations by the Met’s elite Counter Terrorism Command in west London. The older suspect is accused of being deeply involved in the planning of terrorist acts, membership in the proscribed organization, and financing terrorism. The younger man, also from west London, was arrested solely on suspicion of membership in the Lebanese terror group. The arrests were part of a wider operation that included searches at five locations across the region: two in northwest London, and one each in west London, southwest London, and Essex. Authorities have not disclosed what was uncovered during the raids. Despite the gravity of the charges, both men have been released on bail and are due in court in mid-July—a decision that has sparked sharp criticism and growing public concern. The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) condemned the bail decision, warning that it could pose a danger to Londoners. “Hezbollah is a proscribed antisemitic genocidal terror group, which seeks the murder of all Jews, and has carried out terrorist attacks against Jews all over the world—from Burgas to Buenos Aires,” the organization said. The CAA called on Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to intervene and ensure the public is protected, citing a 2015 discovery of three metric tonnes of Hezbollah explosives hidden in London as a sobering precedent. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met Counter Terrorism Command, sought to calm fears, saying that there is currently no indication of an imminent threat to the public. However, he emphasized that the investigation—spanning both the UK and overseas—is active and ongoing. “Terrorism and terrorists have a global reach and impact,” Murphy said. “The activities of terrorist groups overseas can harm communities here in the UK as well as cause devastation abroad.” The Community Security Trust (CST), a Jewish security organization, echoed concerns, stating on Tuesday that it has long warned about the global threat posed by Hezbollah and similar groups. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)