IDF reveals details of Shayetet 13 op. that foiled Hezbollah maritime network run by Nasrallah
The operation to capture Imad Amahz, a key terrorist in Hezbollah’s secret maritime terrorist network, was carried out by the Shayetet 13 naval special operations unit in a town nearly 140 km from Israel.
The Israeli military on Friday revealed details of the operation to capture Imad Amahz, a key terrorist in Hezbollah’s secret maritime terrorist network, who was operating under civilian cover and under the direct supervision of former Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah.
“Amahz revealed that he played a key role in Hezbollah’s secret maritime framework and disclosed details of some of the organization’s most sensitive and tightly compartmentalized programs,” the military said in a statement.
The operation was carried out a year ago in the northern Lebanese coastal town of Al-Batroun by the naval special operations unit Shayetet 13, marking a ground mission in a town nearly 140 km from the Israeli border, according to Army Radio.
“The operation allowed the IDF to disrupt the advancement of the secret maritime portfolio at a critical time, preventing its consolidation within Hezbollah,” the military said.
Nasrallah’s maritime terrorist network
The IDF also shared a video of Amahz’s interrogation, in which the terrorist shares the names of the Hezbollah leaders involved in the operation (all of whom were eliminated during the war) and how Nasrallah was involved in the network.
He also explained that the main objective was to use “commercial vessel transfers for operations against the State of Israel,” with these transfers focused on the transfer of military personnel, goods, weapons and equipment, among others.
He also said these operations could target both Israeli and international targets. “As long as you have people, money and a ship, it is possible to carry out an operation,” Amahz said.
The captured terrorist had extensive naval experience and had also completed training at the Lebanese Civil Naval Institute, according to Army Radio.
