by Yoav Limor and Israel Hayom Staff
Terror group commander Mustafa Mughniyeh, son and brother of assassinated Hezbollah leaders, may be forced underground now that his bid to resurrect Hezbollah military infrastructure in Syrian Golan has been exposed
Mustafa Mughniyeh (right) may be forced to go underground
Israeli defense
officials believe Iranian proxy Hezbollah will try to conceal its
activities to resurrect its military infrastructure and capabilities in
the Syrian Golan Heights, which were exposed by Israel Hayom Thursday.
Mustafa Mughniyeh, the commander of
Hezbollah activities in the Druze village of Khader, 3.5 kilometers (2
miles) from the Israeli border, could be forced to go underground in
fear for his life, the officials say.
Mughniyeh is the eldest son of Imad
Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's former military chief who was assassinated in
February 2008 in Damascus in an operation attributed to Israel and the
CIA.
Mustafa Mughniyeh's younger brother, Jihad Mughniyeh, was
assassinated in 2015 in the Golan Heights after trying to establish
terrorist infrastructure there. Reports at the time said Jihad Mughniyeh
had been building up the organization's military and terrorist
infrastructure in Khader. That assassination was also attributed to
Israel.
Hezbollah's current efforts in the Golan
Heights consist primarily of manning lookout posts and providing
equipment to local residents who report back to the organization.
According to information gathered by
Israel, Mustafa Mughniyeh held a key position in Hezbollah's arms
smuggling apparatus until recently.
Since the battles between Syrian rebels and
government forces in the Syrian Golan Heights ended last July, the
border area has been calm. The rebels surrendered or fled, and the
Syrian army now controls the area.
Yoav Limor and Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/10/26/defense-officials-hezbollah-will-conceal-its-terror-activity-in-syrian-golan/
Follow Middle East and Terrorism on Twitter
No comments:
Post a Comment