The damage done by President Obama
A senior source in Jerusalem told the newspaper that "after a three-year dispute over the commander of the al-Quds Force responsible for the external operations of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, General Qassim Suleimani, the American intelligence apparatus gave a green light to Israel to liquidate him if possible." Sulaimani is responsible for the operations of the Iranian militias operating in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and other countries.
The source added that "a senior Mossad official announced that Israel was close to the liquidation of Suleiman three years ago near Damascus, but the United States knew about the operation warned the Iranian commander in a certain way, which led to the failure of the operation." The source also said that "there was a serious disagreement between the heads of the security services of Israel and their American counterparts on this issue."
According to the source, "there is an American-Israeli agreement today regarding the threat posed by Sulaimani, which threatens the interests of both countries." "Israel follows the general closely and was close to his assassination more than once," he said.
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti newspaper reports that the number two in the Iranian command in Syria, known as Abu Bakr, is Muhammad Reza Falahazadeh. He serves as deputy commander of the "18000 Battalion". The source said that Abu Bakr was granted broad powers in Syria, and participated in the Astana conference, on the Kazakh flag, as part of the Iranian delegation. It was also reported that the senior official coordinates visits by Iranian military delegations, war experts and commanders of the Al-Quds Force to Syria.
The source stressed that "exposing the name of Abu Bakr is important intelligence information, especially since the man who was wounded in the battle against Halab is a target for the Syrian rebels, and also for Israel and other forces acting against the regime in Syria."
The source added that "a senior Mossad official announced that Israel was close to the liquidation of Suleiman three years ago near Damascus, but the United States knew about the operation warned the Iranian commander in a certain way, which led to the failure of the operation." The source also said that "there was a serious disagreement between the heads of the security services of Israel and their American counterparts on this issue."
Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti newspaper reports that the number two in the Iranian command in Syria, known as Abu Bakr, is Muhammad Reza Falahazadeh. He serves as deputy commander of the "18000 Battalion". The source said that Abu Bakr was granted broad powers in Syria, and participated in the Astana conference, on the Kazakh flag, as part of the Iranian delegation. It was also reported that the senior official coordinates visits by Iranian military delegations, war experts and commanders of the Al-Quds Force to Syria.
The source stressed that "exposing the name of Abu Bakr is important intelligence information, especially since the man who was wounded in the battle against Halab is a target for the Syrian rebels, and also for Israel and other forces acting against the regime in Syria."
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Three members of a family from Hebron were recruited by an Iranian intelligence officer living in South Africa. * The tasks assigned to the cell: recruiting a suicide bomber, shooting attacks and recruiting Israeli civilians to collect intelligence for the Iranian security services
The infrastructure was recruited and funded by an Iranian intelligence operative living in South Africa.
The main operative arrested was Muhammad Mahamreh, 29, a resident of Hebron and a student of computer engineering. Maharmeh was recruited into Iranian intelligence by his relative, Bahar Mahamra, who came from the Hebron area and has lived in South Africa in recent years.
As part of the Shin Bet investigation, it became clear that Iranian intelligence had used South Africa as a significant arena for locating, recruiting and operating agents with Israel and Judea and Samaria. In the investigation it became clear that Bachar of Mahrama was acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence and invested considerable efforts in recruiting activists from Judea and Samaria and Israel to carry out espionage and terror missions for the Iranians.
Bahar took Mahramah's trip to South Africa in 2015, and recruited him for Iranian activities. Bachar even met Muhammad several times with Iranian officials, some of whom came from Tehran to meet him.
Muhammad Maharma was given a variety of missions to promote terror against Israeli targets:
• Recruiting a suicide bomber and later recruiting a squad for shooting attacks.
• A proposal to undergo a training course in explosives and weapons.
• The opening of a computer store in the Hebron area, the photograph of the store and the transfer of the pictures to Behar and the Iranians - it is possible that the Iranians' goal in this activity was to establish an intelligence gathering base in Hebron.
• Recruitment of an Israeli Arab citizen who can take pictures inside Israel.
• The transfer of Israeli and Syrian cards and money to Iran (it is estimated that these measures are required for operational activity in Israel)
In addition to his assignments, Muhammad Maharmeh recruited two operatives from Hebron to set up a terror cell: Nour Maharmeh, 22, and Dia 'Serahna, 22, from Hebron.
The two interrogations revealed that they had agreed, together with Muhammad Maharma, to operate in a terror squad under Iranian direction, and received $ 8,000 in exchange for his activity for the Iranians.
In addition to the information gathered in the investigation, it emerged that Maharma was asked to recruit Israeli residents, including journalists, in view of the latter's access to various places in Israel, with an emphasis on official places.
In recent days, an indictment was filed in the military court in Judea against Muhammad Mahramah, who attributes to him offenses of contact with a hostile organization outside the region, receipt of enemy funds and attempts to membership in an unlawful association. An indictment was also filed against Nur Mahramah, who attributes to him an offense of conspiring to membership in an unlawful association and against Diya Sarrahna, who attributes to him an offense of attempting to membership in an unlawful association.
The activities exposed illustrate Iran's involvement in terror attacks against Israel and expose the arms sent by Iran to various countries around the world to promote hostile activity against Israel.