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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Shin Bet says it foiled Hezbollah attempt to kill former top Israeli security official
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Shin Bet foiled an attempt by Hezbollah to assassinate a former senior Israeli security official using an explosive device, the security agency announces.
The attack was intended to have been carried out in the coming days, according to the Shin Bet.
The agency says that the Hezbollah network behind the attempted attack was also responsible for a bombing in Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park last year.
The Shin Bet says it uncovered a Claymore-type explosive device, known to be in use by Hezbollah, which was intended to have been used to target the former official.
The bomb has a remote detonation system, including a camera and a cellular connection, which would have allowed Hezbollah to activate it from Lebanon.
The former official, who is not named, was notified by the Shin Bet of the incident.
Further details are not immediately permitted for publication.
The Shin Bet says that the bomb was near identical to one that exploded in Yarkon Park on September 15, 2023, in an attempted attack that caused no injuries.
That bomb, also activated by Hezbollah, was intended to harm another senior Israeli official, according to the Shin Bet.
The agency says the same Hezbollah network was behind both incidents. It adds that the network was being tracked for a lengthy period.
