Lebanese security officials, citing an investigation by the Al-Makhta network, accuse the Mossad of assassinating a Palestinian youth in Tripoli. The operatives allegedly infiltrated from Syria via Wadi Khaled on motorcycles, killed the target, and escaped. The victim, Safi Walid Ghazawi, was reportedly a liaison for two Hamas operatives killed in previous airstrikes; two others were wounded, one critically.
The Zioneer reported earlier today that Lebanese security officials accused the Mossad of killing a Palestinian youth in Tripoli. An update from Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt now provides additional details from the Lebanese investigation. According to the Al-Makhta network's investigation, the assassination was not a criminal act but a planned operation by a Mossad cell that infiltrated from Syria through the Wadi Khaled crossing. The operatives gathered intelligence, carried out the shooting on a motorcycle, and fled; the motorcycle was later seized. The victim was identified as Safi Walid Ghazawi, a resident of the Al-Badawi refugee camp. Two others were wounded: Ibrahim Azzam critically and an additional passerby. Lebanese security claim Ghazawi was targeted because he served as a contact for two Hamas operatives, Wassim and Sa'id al-Ali, who were killed in earlier airstrikes in the area. The incident has caused a stir in Lebanon, with security agencies blaming Israel's Mossad.
3 developments
- ConfirmedLebanese media: Lone individual infiltrated from Lebanon into Israel, killed
- DevelopingHamas identifies PA intelligence officer as the agent behind al-Haddad assassination
- DevelopingLebanon reports: drone strikes car in Wadi al-Masila, southern Lebanon
- DevelopingInitial report: Several operatives killed in IDF strike in Sajd, southern Lebanon
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