NYT Reports Israeli Kidnapping of IRGC General in Damascus for Ron Arad Intel
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
The New York Times reported that Israel kidnapped IRGC General Abdulá Saberi in Damascus in 2021 as part of an operation to gather intelligence on missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad. Mossad agents allegedly disguised as movers abducted Saberi, sedated him, and transported him to Israel in a white van. The operation underscores Israel's continued efforts to determine the fate of Ron Arad, who disappeared in 1986.
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- The New York Times reported Israel kidnapped IRGC General Abdulá Saberi in Damascus in 2021.
- Mossad agents allegedly disguised as movers abducted Saberi and transported him to Israel.
- The operation aimed to gather intelligence on missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad.
- Ron Arad disappeared in 1986 after being shot down over Lebanon.
- Israel continues to invest significant resources in finding Ron Arad, alive or dead.
The New York Times has revealed details of an Israeli operation in Damascus in 2021, during which Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Abdulá Saberi was allegedly kidnapped. Saberi, who resided in the Syrian capital's diplomatic quarter, was reportedly abducted by Mossad agents disguised as movers. According to the report, they ambushed him on the street, placed him in a refrigerator box, sedated him, and loaded him into a white van. The incident occurred in a sparsely populated park, with few witnesses.
The report states that Saberi was then transported to Israel. While he possessed significant intelligence, Mossad's primary interest was information regarding the fate of Ron Arad, a navigator in the Israeli Air Force shot down over Lebanon in 1986 and subsequently captured by militants. Despite the passage of four decades since Arad's disappearance and the high probability of his death at the hands of his captors, Israel continues to invest substantial resources in efforts to bring him home, alive or dead.
The ongoing importance of the Ron Arad case, which has inspired films and books, is highlighted as the motivation for Israel's alleged decision to abduct an enemy general from the heart of an enemy capital.