Body of Mohammad Sarur, subject of US sanctions, was found riddled with seven bullets in a villa near Beirut on April 9. Sarur worked for financial institutions of the powerful pro-Iranian Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, according to a Lebanese security source.
In August 2019, the US Treasury announced sanctions against him, accusing him of being “responsible for the transfer of tens of millions of dollars between the Revolutionary Guards of Iran” and the Ezzeddine al-Qassam brigades. “All the data indicates that the Mossad is behind his assassination,” a senior judicial official who requested anonymity told AFP on Monday. The perpetrators of the crime used pistols equipped with silencers and erased all the fingerprints at the crime scene, a security source said, adding that Sarur had disappeared six days before his body was found. The investigation is in its early stages, and is bringing together the elements, particularly telecommunications, said a security official who also requested anonymity.