๐ด๐ฅYedioth Ahronoth:
The investigation revealed that an Iranian official contacted the main suspect, named Rami Aliyan, who recruited him and gave him tasks in exchange for money. The suspect managed to recruit six others from his surroundings to carry out the tasks, including setting fire to vehicles in Ein Kerem, spraying graffiti and throwing a grenade at the house of a security forces member - in the end the target was a soldier they knew, who lives in another neighborhood.
In addition, they received instructions to purchase weapons and grenades. The main task that the Iranian asked them to carry out included gathering intelligence on one of the mayors of the cities in the center of the country and assassinating one of the country's top nuclear scientists. The young men prepared the required intelligence and even contacted contacts to purchase weapons, but were arrested before they could complete the moves.
Each of those involved linked himself to the events, and they were arrested in September. An indictment is expected to be filed against them tomorrow, after a prosecutor's statement was submitted.
Aliyan acted under the instructions of the Iranian agency, which provided him with precise details regarding the target of the assassination, and the young men were supposed to carry out preparation in the field. Although they failed to purchase the required weapons, the Iranians transferred funds to them to carry out the operations.
The investigation revealed that the young men received different payments for different tasks:
โข NIS 500 for photographing various places, including the Weizmann Institute.
โข NIS 1,500 for photographing a certain destination.
โข NIS 2,000 for burning a car.
โข 100 dollars for spraying graffiti against the state, and "return the abductees now".
โข Between 13,000 and 15,000 shekels were allocated for the purchase of a gun-type weapon and probably also Carlo, but they did not have enough time to complete the transaction.
During the investigation, some of the suspects admitted to being in contact with the Iranians and carrying out the operations, and the main motive was nationalistic.
The investigation revealed that an Iranian official contacted the main suspect, named Rami Aliyan, who recruited him and gave him tasks in exchange for money. The suspect managed to recruit six others from his surroundings to carry out the tasks, including setting fire to vehicles in Ein Kerem, spraying graffiti and throwing a grenade at the house of a security forces member - in the end the target was a soldier they knew, who lives in another neighborhood.
In addition, they received instructions to purchase weapons and grenades. The main task that the Iranian asked them to carry out included gathering intelligence on one of the mayors of the cities in the center of the country and assassinating one of the country's top nuclear scientists. The young men prepared the required intelligence and even contacted contacts to purchase weapons, but were arrested before they could complete the moves.
Each of those involved linked himself to the events, and they were arrested in September. An indictment is expected to be filed against them tomorrow, after a prosecutor's statement was submitted.
Aliyan acted under the instructions of the Iranian agency, which provided him with precise details regarding the target of the assassination, and the young men were supposed to carry out preparation in the field. Although they failed to purchase the required weapons, the Iranians transferred funds to them to carry out the operations.
The investigation revealed that the young men received different payments for different tasks:
โข NIS 500 for photographing various places, including the Weizmann Institute.
โข NIS 1,500 for photographing a certain destination.
โข NIS 2,000 for burning a car.
โข 100 dollars for spraying graffiti against the state, and "return the abductees now".
โข Between 13,000 and 15,000 shekels were allocated for the purchase of a gun-type weapon and probably also Carlo, but they did not have enough time to complete the transaction.
During the investigation, some of the suspects admitted to being in contact with the Iranians and carrying out the operations, and the main motive was nationalistic.
