Israel: Hizbullah Attack against Israeli Target in Europe Thwarted
A major Hizbullah attack against an Israeli target in Europe was thwarted in recent weeks, Israel”s Channel 2 quoted security officials as saying.
The attack was foiled thanks to intelligence sharing between Israel and an undisclosed European country, the TV channel said Wednesday.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered Israeli security services last week to raise their level of alertness out of fear that Hizbullah would increase its efforts to launch an attack against an Israeli or Jewish target abroad ahead of the first anniversary of Hizbullah commander Imad Mughniyeh”s assassination.
The Lebanese Shiite group has accused Israel of involvement in Mughniyeh”s Feb 12, 2008 murder and vowed revenge. The Jewish state has denied the charge.
Around two weeks ago, several media outlets reported that a Hizbullah plot to blow up the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan was foiled weeks after Mughniyeh”s killing in a car bombing in Damascus, after Azeri intelligence discovered the plot.
"Hizbullah”s “1800 Unit” is said to be working on possible attacks inside Israel," the Times of London reported.
"We will retaliate because the Sayyed made that promise," Abu Hassan, commander of a 25-man Hizbullah squad, allegedly told The Times, referring to Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. "The Israelis have killed our leaders in the past but we have always grown stronger. Nothing can shake Hizbullah."