Details reveal how Israel reached out to Hezbollah leaders

2024-10-05 23:24:23

Israel’s success in reaching a large number of Hezbollah leaders and targeting them directly raises questions about how Israeli intelligence agencies were able to gather accurate information about their locations. Against this backdrop, David Morrison, an expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, confirmed that Israeli intelligence achieved a significant breakthrough against Hezbollah in large part due to the changes the party witnessed during the war in Syria .

In a statement issued exclusively to the Al-Hurra website on Saturday, Morrison explained that Hezbollah’s military intervention in Syria had weakened the party’s internal controls, opening the door to Israeli infiltration operations. He pointed out that the Syrian war provided a large amount of public information, and Israeli intelligence personnel used advanced algorithms to analyze the existing data.

Morrison added that one of the unexpected sources of information was the “obituaries” spread by Hezbollah through posters and leaflets. “The posters revealed small but important information, such as the city where the gunman belonged and the place where he was killed, as well as the social networks where news of the death was spread,” he said, adding that Israeli intelligence used these details very effectively to gather information about the Hezbollah network.

Morrison noted that the funeral provided another opportunity for Israeli intelligence as senior Hezbollah leaders were forced to appear in public, increasing the likelihood that they would be targeted. ” Just like the Russian intelligence services.

Morrison added that these factors have allowed Israel to directly target Hezbollah leaders, raising questions about the party’s ability to protect its leaders amid current geopolitical changes.

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