Following the discovery of Mohammad Ibrahim Suroor’s body in Beit Meri on April 9th, the “Al-Akhbar” newspaper confirmed that the Israeli Mossad had assassinated the 57-year-old Lebanese money changer.
Investigations have identified the Israeli intelligence’s involvement, with security forces obtaining images of several perpetrators, including Syrians and Lebanese collaborating logistically.
According to the newspaper, it’s estimated that the assassination group left Lebanon within 24 hours of the operation.
Judicial sources disclosed that the operation lasted 40 minutes, during which Suroor was interrogated under torture for his cell phone and password before being killed.
Israeli intelligence suspects Surur of facilitating financial transfers between the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Palestinian resistance movements.
An autopsy revealed Suroor was shot nine times, primarily in his hands and legs, suggesting the assailants targeted extremities to extract information.
The perpetrators disposed of incriminating evidence, such as clothes, gloves, and firearms, in containers filled with water and cleaning powder.
They scattered $6,500 over Suroor’s body before leaving, indicating the murder wasn’t for financial gain but part of the conflict between Israel and their resistance axis.
In August 2019, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Suroor and three others for their roles in facilitating the transfers of funds from the Quds Force of the IRGC to Hamad through Hezbollah, with intentions of carrying out terrorist activities in Gaza.
Suroor was specifically cited for his responsibility in transferring significant sums annually from Quds Force to Hamas’s military wing, Al-Assam Brigades, since 2014.
He had a significant history of financial involvement, including working at Beit al-Mal Bank, which the US Treasury designated as an institution linked to Hezbollah.
Earlier in March, The United States announced sanctions targeting individuals and entities associated with Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthis, and al-Quds Force, a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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