An Israeli airstrike near the Lebanese-Syrian border has resulted in the death of a prominent Syrian businessman, as reported by local media. Mohammad Baraa Qatarji was killed in the strike while traveling in a car on the al-Saboura highway near Damascus, according to Syrian state-aligned newspaper al-Watan.
Qatarji had been sanctioned by the US Treasury in 2018 and was on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list for his involvement in facilitating shipments of fuel and weapons to the Syrian regime. OFAC stated that Qatarji and his company were involved in trading fuel with the regime and ISIS, as well as providing oil products to ISIS-controlled territories.
