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Tuesday 20 December 2016 - 09:59

Israel Implicated in Tunisian Engineer Assassination: Report

Story Code : 593102
Tunisian aerospace engineer Mohammed Zawahri
Tunisian aerospace engineer Mohammed Zawahri
The engineer identified as Mohammed Zawahri was affiliated with the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement and apparently was targeted by Israeli forces for his role in drone development for the group.
 
Ronin Brigman, a prominent intelligence affairs commentator, quoted Israeli sources as saying that accusations by Tunisian authorities that Mossad has been responsible for the attack make sense, the media reported.
 
Speaking in a program on Israel’s Channel 10 on Friday, Brigman said Israel often reacts to any accusation against its spy agency Mossad by saying, no comment. However, he said, "What happened today is a little different." Brigman said the attackers had left Tunisia.
 
In the same program, Oran Helar, a military commentator, said the aviation engineer, Mohammed Zawahri, had strong ties to Hamas and was a member of Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, which is the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement.
 
Helar said the engineer had helped Hamas use drones for the first time in the 2014 Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip. He also quoted security sources as saying that the slain engineer was considered a threat to Israel.
 
On December 15, reports said an unknown assailant had fired six shots at Zawahri, three to his head, while he was driving in the city of Sfax.
 
Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades said Zawahri was killed by Mossad, adding that he was one of the leaders who supervised Ababil drones, which had an important role in countering the Israeli aggression against Gaza. Qassam said the Tunisian engineer had joined Hamas 10 years ago.
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