A Lebanese cash changer hit with U.S. sanctions over his alleged position as a monetary intermediary between Hamas and Iran was discovered shot to loss of life at a villa simply exterior Beirut, Lebanon’s state information company reported.
Lebanon’s inside minister, Bassam Mawlawi, talking to a Lebanese TV community on Sunday, mentioned the preliminary findings urged that the killing final week “was carried out by intelligence providers.” Requested if he believed Mossad was behind it, Mr. Mawlawi answered “sure.”
The Israeli prime minister’s workplace didn’t instantly return a message searching for remark.
Lebanon’s state information company reported that the cash changer, Muhammad Srour, 57, had gone lacking for a number of days after visiting a cash switch store to withdraw a cost. It mentioned his physique was discovered riddled with bullet wounds. The information company referred to him solely by his initials, however his household confirmed the id.
The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Mr. Srour in August 2019, saying that he had offered “monetary, materials, technological assist, monetary or different providers” to Hamas and that he had ties with Hezbollah, the highly effective Lebanese militant group. Mr. Srour was accused of transferring “tens of tens of millions of {dollars}” yearly from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps to Hamas’ navy wing.
Throughout a televised tackle final week within the wake of the killing, Mr. Srour’s family referred to as on the Lebanese authorities to search out the perpetrators, and mentioned that each one his monetary transactions have been absolutely clear.
