Egyptian group responsible for killing of ‘Israeli agent’ in Alexandria

The Israel Broadcasting Agency CAN announced that an Israeli businessman was killed in Alexandria, Egypt, on Tuesday, while Israel’s Foreign Ministry said it was investigating the nature of the incident.

The man is reportedly Ziv Kipper, the CEO of OK Group LLC, a company that specializes in the export of frozen fruits and vegetables.

According to the Israeli news website Ynet, The man entered Egypt on a Canadian passport.

At the same time, a statement from a group called Vanguards of Liberation, the group of martyr Mohammad Salah, circulated on social media accounts, in which the group claimed responsibility for Kipper’s killing.

The group said it killed a “criminal Israeli agent,” adding that Kvir (Kipper) was using his title as a businessman to cover up his espionage activities. It was said that the Israeli was gathering information and recruiting locals to work for the Israeli Mossad.

Additionally, the statement said that the information about Kvir is based on accurate information collected by the company and that the company will release more information on the matter at a later date.

23-year-old martyr Mohammad Salah is an Egyptian soldier who carried out an operation against Israeli occupation soldiers on October 8, killing three Israeli soldiers after entering the occupied Palestinian territories in a heroic operation.

In another incident on October 8, 2023, an Egyptian police officer killed at least three Israelis in a shootout in Alexandria.

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