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The mission was approved by senior SS leadership, including Heinrich Himmler, and was coordinated through the Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (SD). The operation reflected the wartime collaboration between Nazi Germany and al-Husseini, who had aligned himself politically with the Axis powers during the war.
The mission was approved by senior SS leadership, including Heinrich Himmler, and was coordinated through the Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (SD). The operation reflected the wartime collaboration between Nazi Germany and al-Husseini, who had aligned himself politically with the Axis powers during the war.
The commando unit consisted of five men: three German operatives and two Palestinian Arabs. The mission was led by Kurt Wieland, a German officer raised in Palestine’s German Templer community who later joined the SS security service. The Palestinian participants included [[Hassan Salameh|Hassan Ali Salameh]], a veteran terror commander from the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine, and Thulkifl Abdul Latif, both supporters of al-Husseini.
The commando unit consisted of five men: three German operatives and two Palestinian Arabs. The mission was led by Kurt Wieland, a German officer raised in Palestine’s German Templer community who later joined the SS security service. The Palestinian participants included [[Hassan Salameh]], a veteran terror commander from the 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine, and Thulkifl Abdul Latif, both supporters of al-Husseini.
According to historical accounts and British intelligence records, al-Husseini worked closely with Nazi planners, helped select personnel, approved equipment, and emphasized that the operation should focus on attacks against Jews. The team was supplied with weapons, explosives, radio equipment, forged documents, propaganda materials, poison, and large quantities of currency intended to fund insurgent activities.
According to historical accounts and British intelligence records, al-Husseini worked closely with Nazi planners, helped select personnel, approved equipment, and emphasized that the operation should focus on attacks against Jews. The team was supplied with weapons, explosives, radio equipment, forged documents, propaganda materials, poison, and large quantities of currency intended to fund insurgent activities.