Tensions began with revelations on Friday May 2 made by Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt, a key politician in the ruling March 14 alliance. He announced that a remote-controlled camera had been set up in a container park overlooking Beirut international airport's runway 17, which was frequently being used by March 14 politicians. In March 14 circles, fear was that the monitoring could be used for a possible attack on its leaders, as Lebanon had faced a series of political assassinations in recent times.
Political tensions erupted after Walid Jumblatt, a key figure in the March 14 alliance, revealed on May 2nd that a camera was installed remotely at a container park overlooking Beirut airport's runway 17, which was frequently used by members of his coalition. This revelation sparked fear within March 14 circles that the surveillance could be used to target their leaders, given Lebanon's recent history of political assassinations.