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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Arab Report: Ex-IDF Officer Admits 2015 Assassination Of Terrorist Kuntar
2019-05-27
Or not, as the case may be. But the gentleman in question is most unquestionably dead, which is what matters.
[Jpost] Was Israel responsible for the liquidation of Samir Kuntar, a Lebanese terrorist who belonged to the Paleostine Liberation Front?
The PLF was a precursor to the secular Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
The London-based Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat claimed Sunday that a former Israeli army officer, Marco Morno, confirmed that Israel assassinated Kuntar in 2015 with "two planes that bombed a building with four long-range missiles after receiving information from ’one of the leaders of the Syrian opposition faction.’"

Kuntar murdered three Israelis in 1979, a 28-year-old man, his 4-year-old daughter, and an Israeli policeman. The man’s 2-year-old daughter suffocated as her mother tried to quiet her crying.

The terrorist spent nearly 30 years in Israeli prisons and was released in exchange for the bodies of two IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah in 2008. On his release, he returned to Leb and joined Hezbollah, becoming a prominent member.
Did he get religion in Israel’s prisons, or did he, like so many, join the jihad in whichever organization would provide him the greatest latitude to exercise his skillz?
At the time of Kuntar’s death, Israel did not claim responsibility, though according to Asharq al-Awsat , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has previously said that Kuntar was the target of various failed Israeli liquidation attempts in Syria.

Morno reportedly told an Israeli news site about the liquidation, which he said he could share under military censorship.

The IDF has not responded to the report and it remains unclear if the operation was in fact carried out by Israel or the Syrian opposition.
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  That works for me — thank you, Skidmark. Also from your second link:

The FSA vowed Monday in its statement to Arab media that it would also target other Hezbollah fighters in future attacks, the Lebanon-based Daily Star reported.

Turkey’s proxy vs Iran’s proxy? Go for it, guys, while we cheer from the sidelines for both sides to lose big.
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-05-27 20:55  

#5  Free Syrian Army Claims Killing of Hezbollah’s Samir Kuntar – ‘Not Israel’
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-27 19:12  

#4  FREE SYRIAN ARMY: HEZBOLLAH IS LYING, WE KILLED KUNTAR, NOT ISRAEL
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-05-27 19:11  

#3  Did they indeed, BernardZ. How delightful! You wouldn’t possibly have a link to share on the subject?
Posted by: trailing wife   2019-05-27 15:52  

#2  The Free Syrian Army has released a video clip claiming responsibility for killing Kuntar and accusing Hezbollah of blaming Israel for propaganda purposes.
Posted by: BernardZ   2019-05-27 10:11  

#1  Yeah, so?

The PLF was a precursor to the secular Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Splitters!
Posted by: SteveS   2019-05-27 00:48  

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