The head of the Arabic department of the IDF press service, Colonel Avichai Edrai, published documents about the Hezbollah assassination attempt on senior Christian politician Elias Al-Hatsrouni on August 1, 2023.
According to the IDF, Hezbollah spread rumors that Al-Hatsrouni, who was known as an outspoken opponent of the terrorist organization, had died in a traffic accident.
However, documents confirm that the politician was kidnapped by Hezbollah militants and killed. To create the impression that he had driven off the road and died in a traffic accident, the terrorists placed Al-Hatsrouni’s body in his car on the side of the road.”