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Muhammad Ibrahim Sorour, 57 years old, went missing one week ago in the mountain town of Beit Mery, where he worked at a currency exchange shop. His body was found on Tuesday by Lebanese security forces inside a villa in the same town.
According to sources in the know who spoke with The Cradle, Sorour's body showed signs of torture — including bullet wounds in his feet and hands. Investigators also found thousands of dollars strewn around his body and two Glock 19 pistols submerged in bleach, along with clothes and gloves.
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Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on Wednesday that the Israeli Mossad was behind his murder. Israel's Channel 12 news repeated the claim.
Sorour was sanctioned by the US treasury in 2019 for allegedly funneling "tens of millions of dollars" from Iran's IRGC Quds Force through Lebanon's Hezbollah to the armed wing of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Qassam Brigades.
"As of 2014, Sorour was identified as in charge of all money transfers" between the Quds Force and the Qassam Brigades, the US Treasury claims.