Israeli intelligence says alleged Hezbollah terrorist attack in Brazil was financed by Iran

2023-11-08 22:06:14

Mossad, the Israeli spy agency, and the Brazilian Federal Police worked together to prevent an attack planned by the Lebanese terrorist group

MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP Members of Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite group

A Federal police of Brazil and the MossadIsrael’s spy agency, worked together to detain members of the Hezbollah who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on the embassy of Israel in Brazil. According to a statement released by Mossad, the terrorist attack plan was financed by Will. “Security forces in Brazil, in collaboration with the Mossad and its partners within the Israeli security community, as well as other international security and law enforcement agencies, successfully thwarted a planned attack by the terrorist group Hezbollah – orchestrated and financed by Iranian regime. This disruption targets a vast network that extends to numerous other nations across the world,” the statement said. “Amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza with the terrorist group Hamas, Hezbollah and the Iranian regime persist in their global efforts to orchestrate attacks against Israeli, Jewish and Western targets,” they add, thanking the Brazilian authorities for the arrest of the group’s members. Lebanese.

The information was confirmed by Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy. “Rare statement from the Mossad spy agency: Brazilian security services, in cooperation with Israeli intelligence, thwarted a terrorist attack in Brazil planned by Hezbollah, guided and financed by the Iranian regime,” he wrote on his account on X (formerly Twitter) . Like the spy agency, the States of Israel also thanked the Brazilian authorities for the operation and for their commitment to protecting Jews and Jewish institutions in the country. According to the Israelis, this is yet another attempt by Iran to expand its global influence, including in South America, as an advanced base for terrorist activities on the continent. “The State of Israel believes that the firm stance of Latin American countries is an important message to Tehran and Hezbollah, showing that their operations in South America, which has suffered over the years from terrorist attacks from Iran, will not be tolerated. and Hezbollah, as well as other parts of the world,” they said.

This Wednesday, the 8th, the Federal Police arrested two people suspected of being part of a group linked to Hezbollah that was planning terrorist attacks against Jewish targets in Brazil. Corporation agents served two temporary arrest warrants and 11 search and seizure warrants in Minas Gerais (7), Federal District (3) e São Paulo (1), where the arrests issued by the Judicial Subsection of Belo Horizonte were also carried out. Called “Operation Trapiche”, the action aimed to interrupt preparatory acts of terrorism and obtain evidence of possible recruitment of Brazilians to commit terrorism in the country. The crimes provided for in the Terrorism Law are equated with heinous crimes, considered non-bailable, ineligible for grace, amnesty or pardon. The sentence is initially served under a closed regime, regardless of whether the conviction becomes final, as explained by the PF. Those investigated must respond for the crimes of establishing or joining a terrorist organization and carrying out preparatory acts of terrorism, whose maximum penalties, if added together, reach 15 years and 6 months in prison.