Israeli intelligence sources revealed what they said were the names of top Hizbullah members who were part of a network operating abroad to carry out “terrorist operations.”
Israel Radio said on Friday that Talal Hmeih heads the Hizbullah network as Imad Mughniyeh’s successor. It said Ahmed al-Faed his main assistant, fled to Jordan 10 years ago after trying to target Israel with a Katyusha missile.
Explosives detonation engineer operating abroad is Ali Najem-Eddine, who was responsible for planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan in 2008, the report remarked.
The network list includes Malek Obeid, allegedly an explosives and detonation devices expert, who participated in the preparation and installation of an improvised explosive device that detonated in the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992.
Israeli intelligence sources confirm that Najem-Eddine and Obeid are considered high-ranking explosives engineers and potential threats to Israeli targets, the radio said.
Naiem Hreis is designated to recruit agents for Hizbullah all over the world and has the Brazilian nationality. Meanwhile, Mohammed Taher Oglo is responsible for recruiting agents in Turkey, the report said.
The Israeli radio said that the network operates directly under the supervision of Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and provides frequent reports to the Iranian National Guard.
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