The Lebanese Interior Ministry on Friday confirmed Israel’s involvement in the car bomb attack that targeted a Hamas official in the southern city of Sidon nearly two weeks ago.
The information office of Lebanon’s Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk said in a statement that the information division has completed the investigation and it now has the full scenario of the assassination attempt.
The office pointed out that the Ministry was able to find one of the main perpetrators of the crime who admitted that he was tasked by the Mossad to carry out the attack.
Last Tuesday Turkey handed over to the Lebanese authorities the suspect in the failed assassination attempt Mohammed Beitieh. The Lebanese newspaper al-Diyar said that the Turkish authorities decided to hand Beitieh over after they arrested him in Istanbul based on a request by the Lebanese Interior Ministry.
The Information office affirmed that advanced communication devices containing regular letters between Beitieh and those who recruited him were found in Beitieh’s house.
About ten days ago the Hamas official Mohammed Hamdan was injured after his car exploded in Sidon city. Hamas Movement then affirmed that the initial investigation indicates that Israel is behind the attack.
