A Lebanese cash changer hit with U.S. sanctions over his alleged function as a monetary intermediary between Hamas and Iran was discovered shot to demise at a villa simply outdoors Beirut, Lebanon’s state information company reported.
Lebanon’s inside minister, Bassam Mawlawi, chatting with a Lebanese TV community on Sunday, mentioned the preliminary findings prompt 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 looking 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 fee. 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 supplied “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 thousands and thousands 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 relations referred to as on the Lebanese authorities to seek out the perpetrators, and mentioned that each one his monetary transactions have been absolutely clear.
