Information from "Al-Jadeed" revealed that "an exploratory visit by the Deputy Director of German Intelligence to Beirut is the second in less than five weeks, during which he met with officials from Hezbollah, specifically Sheikh Naeem Qassem, and another meeting is set to take place in the coming days." The information highlighted that "the German intelligence communication with Hezbollah comes amid party astonishment, considering that Hezbollah is listed on Germany's terrorist lists."