A police officer passes between black barriers placed around the Israeli embassy which has been cordoned off and is being secured for an unknown reason, in The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Ahead of the Olympic games in Paris, France this summer, Israeli intelligence services — Mossad, Shin Bet, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence, and the National Security Council — on Thursday exposed Iranian sponsorship of terrorist activity targeting Jews and Israelis across Europe.

Working with European partners, the Israeli authorities discovered and revealed that two criminal networks — FOXTROT and RUMBA — were behind some of the recent attempted terrorist attacks in Europe.

A statement released by the Israeli intelligence services mentioned an incident in which two grenades were thrown at an Israeli embassy in Brussels, Belgium earlier this month. According to the intelligence services, the characteristics of the attempted attack — the choice of an Israeli embassy as a target and the grenade type— resembled the attack on the Israeli embassy in Sweden back in January.

The incident in Sweden led to the international investigation that identified the FOXTROT criminal network’s work in the attempted attack. The largest criminal organization in Sweden is known to be backed by Iran.

The investigation also identified the role of Rawa Majid, “Kurdish Fox,” an individual behind the FOXTROT network who is wanted by the INTERPOL. He is said to have been “recruited by the Iranian terrorist organizations after he fled to Turkey on Sept. 23 and managed to elude international law enforcement authorities, including a failed attempt to arrest him by the Iraqi security forces,” read the statement.

The authorities are also investigating the RUMBA criminal network, said to be directly responsible for promotion of terrorism in Sweden and across Europe. The organization is believed to receive funds and directions from Iran.