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Turkish Intel. rescues Palestinian hacker from Mossad assassination

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Daily Sabah
  • 23 Nov 2023 17:32
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A young man identified as Omar A., a hacker, faced a relentless pursuit by the Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, as reported by Turkish authorities.

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  • Former director of Israel's Mossad spy agency Tamir Pardo in Jerusalem on Feb 22, 2022 (AP)
    Former director of "Israel's" Mossad spy agency, Tamir Pardo, in Al-Quds on February 22, 2022. (AP)

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) was able to rescue and protect a Palestinian hacker from a possible assassination attempt devised by the Israeli Mossad, according to the Daily Sabah.

In a shocking revelation, a young man identified as Omar A. faced a relentless pursuit by the Israeli Mossad, as reported by Turkish authorities. The intricate web of deception and abduction attempts unfolded over several months, exposing a covert operation targeting the individual for his background as a hacker.

The notorious hacker has been a longtime target for "Israel", most recently in Turkey and Malaysia, after he successfully hacked the Israeli Iron Dome air defense, which allowed an attack by the Al-Qassam Brigades in 2015 and 2016. 

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Mossad Deception and Abduction Attempts Saga

Omar had relocated to Istanbul in 2020, but it appears that Mossad was hot on his trail even in Turkey. MIT was also aware of his presence due to his hacking expertise.

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The saga began to unravel in April 2021 when Mossad agents named Raed Ghazal and Omar Shalabi, masquerading as representatives of the French company Think Hire, approached Omar with a job offer. Shalabi offered a substantial sum of $10,000 for coding software, a task that Omar completed and received payment for.

In June 2022, yet another Mossad operative, using the alias Nikola Radonij, contacted Omar offering a job either in Brazil or Istanbul. This time, three individuals posing as a team of "developers" accompanied Radonij, trying to persuade Omar to join an online project. MIT intervened at this crucial juncture, warning Omar against the scheme.

Undeterred, Mossad operatives persisted in their pursuit. In September 2022, while on vacation in Malaysia, Omar fell victim to a kidnapping orchestrated by the Mossad. The Istanbul branch of MIT's counter-intelligence department, having anticipated such a move, had installed tracking software on his cellphone. Days after his arrival in Kuala Lumpur, he was abducted and taken to a remote cabin where he faced interrogation and torture by Mossad agents, with operatives in "Tel Aviv" joining via video call.

MIT, upon learning of the abduction, collaborated with Turkish and Malaysian authorities to locate and rescue Omar. The Malaysian security forces successfully raided the cabin, resulting in the arrest of eleven suspects complicit in the abduction.

Upon his return to Turkey, Omar was placed in a safe house under the protection of MIT. The organization also facilitated the capture of Foad Osama Hijazi, identified as one of the Mossad operatives working with Nikola Radonij. 

Mossad's Operations in the MENA Region

This incident sheds light on the covert operations of intelligence agencies, with Mossad's involvement in overseas activities targeting anyone affiliated with the Resistance. The assassinations of Fadi al-Batsh in 2018 in Malaysia, Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in 2022 in Iran, and Mahmud al-Mabhuh in Dubai in 2010 being prime examples..

Mossad has also collaborated with Bahraini Intelligence in the interest of "stability and security in the region" and recruited Lebanese spies for training in the UAE. 

In more recent news, Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was responsible for inciting intersectional conflict in Iraq in 2019 and establishing relations between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and “Israel”, has admitted to being a Mossad agent and is currently being held captive in Iraq. 

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