Mossad Suspected as US Sanctioned Hamas Financier Found Murdered Near Beirut

 

Muhammed Sorour was found shot more than five times

by Jason Ditz April 10, 2024 at 2:08 pm ET 

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In 2019, the United States sanctioned the Lebanese man Muhammed Sorour on accusations that he funneled tens of millions of dollars from Iran’s Quds Force to the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas. Yesterday, he was found murdered in a villa in Beit Mery, near Beirut.

Sorour was shot more than five times and was found in possession of an undisclosed sum of money which the killers did not take. The immediate suspicion is that he was assassinated by Israel’s Mossad.

Beit Mery was just outside of Beirut. The villa he was found in was reported to be rented by an unnamed tenant who had simply “disappeared” after the killing. The body of Sorour shows signs of torture.

Sorour worked for Hezbollah’s money transfer service, Bayt al-Mal, and was said to be working with Hezbollah operatives to see to it that the money reached the Qassam Brigades.

Israel has regularly targeted Hamas members and those believed to be supporting the group since the Gaza War began in October. It would thus not be surprising if Sorour found himself a target for killing.

Sorour went missing last week, and when he was found the body had been shot both in his hands and feet.

It is noteworthy that while a substantial sum of money was found at the scene it apparently was untouched by the attackers. It is thus to be assumed that this was not some one-off robbery, but a direct assassination bid.

Guns were found at the scene of the murder, along with gloves and clothing that were all put in bleach to prevent any evidence from being recovered from them.

Lebanon has become a de facto second front in Israel’s War in the Gaza Strip, killing a number of Hezbollah members along the border regions. The UN has been urging an immediate ceasefire, though Hezbollah has conditioned this on a Gaza Strip ceasefire.

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