Overview
- Syrian security forces, which the Interior Ministry said acted Saturday, arrested a woman seen planting an explosive in Bab Touma and detained four others after specialists defused the device with no injuries.
- Investigators in Damascus said the suspects were tied to Hezbollah and had received specialized military training abroad.
- Hezbollah issued a formal denial on Sunday, calling the claims false and saying it has no activity, ties, or presence in Syria.
- Israeli media and senior security sources reported the intended target was Rabbi Michael Khouri, and some accounts said the device was set up for remote detonation.
- The case unfolds as Syria’s post‑Assad government distances itself from Iran and Hezbollah, with the dispute taking place during Hezbollah’s ongoing exchanges with Israel.