by Yoav Limor
Mustafa Mughniyeh, the eldest son of Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah's former military chief whose 2008 assassination is attributed to Israel, is orchestrating group's efforts on the Syrian Golan
Mustafa Mughniyeh, the eldest son of slain Hezbollah commander
Imad Mughniyeh, believed to be establishing terror posts in the Syrian Golan
Hezbollah is
working on establishing military infrastructure in the Druze village of
Khader in the Syrian Golan Heights, just across the border from Israel,
it emerged this week.
The person behind the terrorist
organization's military buildup in Khader is none other than Mustafa
Mughniyeh, 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.
A survey of the immediate border area
doesn't indicate anything out of the ordinary, but Israel has learned
that Hezbollah has re-established its military presence in Khader,
situated 3.5 kilometers (some 2 miles) from the Israeli border.
This effort, in its present phase, consists
primarily of lookout posts and equipment that Hezbollah is providing to
local residents who report back to the organization.
According to information gathered by
Israel, Mustafa Mughniyeh recently held a key position in Hezbollah's
arms smuggling apparatus. He is also the brother of Jihad Mughniyeh,
who was assassinated in January 2015 along with other senior terrorists
during a tour of the Syrian Golan. The 2015 assassination was also
attributed to Israel, following reports that Jihad Mughniyeh had been
building up the organization's military and terrorist infrastructure in
Khader – just like his older brother is reportedly doing now.
Ever 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.
Russian military policemen have also
deployed along the Israeli-Syrian border and the Quneitra border
crossing has been reopened. For the time being, only United Nations
peacekeepers are authorized to use the border crossing, and they are
also returning to the positions they had vacated during the war.
Israeli officials warned recently that
Hezbollah could seek to exploit the new reality to regain a foothold on
the Golan Heights. According to assessments, the group intends to do
this in three stages: establish a presence and gather intelligence,
transfer weapons and eventually carry out terrorist attacks.
Mustafa Mughniyeh, following in the footsteps of his father and younger brother, is apparently overseeing these efforts.
Yoav Limor
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2018/10/25/revealed-hezbollah-establishes-terror-infrastructure-in-druze-golan/
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