Report: Israel Fears Kidnap Plots by Hizbullah Abroad
Several warnings received by Israeli security agencies indicate that Hizbullah and Hamas will seek to abduct Israelis vacationing in the Mediterranean area, Haaretz daily reported on Thursday.
The warnings prompted the Counter-Terrorism Bureau to issue a travel alert on April 10, before the week-long Jewish Passover holiday, which began on Monday, the Israeli newspaper said.
The Bureau advised Israelis that if they choose to travel despite the warning, they should stay away from sites with a high concentration of Israeli tourists and should reject unusually tempting business offers while abroad.
Haaretz said that Hizbullah is seeking to avenge the February 2008 assassination in Damascus of the party’s military commander, Imad Mughniyeh. Hizbullah has blamed Israel for the killing.
“Since his murder, Hizbullah has made approximately 10 attempts to carry out a revenge attack on Israeli targets abroad, but failed in its efforts to abduct Israelis and to set off car bombs near the Israeli embassy in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku,” the daily added.
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