JERUSALEM: Israel’s army on Wednesday announced it killed a suspect wearing an explosive belt in the country’s north earlier this week, suggesting the possible involvement of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement.
“We are examining a possibility of the Hezbollah terrorist organization of being involved” with the suspected attacker who was shot dead on Monday, the army said.
The suspect was stopped in a car at one of the established border crossings in the north of Israel after an explosive device was detonated in the area, at the Meggido junction about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Haifa.
The army said the suspect was believed to have been responsible for that explosion, which severely injured an Israeli civilian.
“He could have used the explosive belt in the first attack but chose not to,” the army said in a press briefing.
“Our assumption is that he was aiming to conduct another terrorist attack,” perhaps before committing suicide, it added.
The suspected attacker is believed to have asked a driver to pick him up to take him back toward the north of the country, according to the army.
The driver, whose identity was not revealed, is currently under interrogation, it added.
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Army says suspected Hezbollah-linked suicide bomber shot dead in Israel
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Army says suspected Hezbollah-linked suicide bomber shot dead in Israel
- The suspect was stopped in a car at one of the established border crossings in the north of Israel after an explosive device was detonated in the area
- The army said the suspect was believed to have been responsible for that explosion
US kills Al-Qaeda affiliate leader tied to December attack in Syria, Centcom says
- Bilal Hasan Al-Jasim had “direct ties” to a Daesh gunman who killed and injured US and Syrian personnel
WASHINGTON: US military forces on Friday killed an Al-Qaeda affiliate leader linked to a Daesh attack on Americans in Syria last month, US Central Command said in a statement on Saturday.
Bilal Hasan Al-Jasim had “direct ties” to a Daesh gunman who killed and injured US and Syrian personnel on December 13 in Palmyra, Syria, Central Command said.
“The death of a terrorist operative linked to the deaths of three Americans demonstrates our resolve in pursuing terrorists who attack our forces,” said Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command, in a statement.
Since the December 13 attack, US forces have been conducting strikes in Syria, with the US military saying it has hit more than 100 Daesh targets.
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