Mughniyeh Was in Midst of Planning Mass TerrorAttack.

By IsraelNationalNews.com & Ha=92aretz

A Kuwaiti newspaper reports that Hizbullah terrorist chief Imad Mughniyeh, = who was killed in a car-bomb attack in Damascus on Tuesday, was in the mids= t of planning major terrorist attacks in moderate Arab countries when he wa= s killed.

Al-Watan reported that U.S. intelligence had learned that Mughniyeh arrived= in Damascus three days earlier with instructions from, and in coordination= with, the Iranians. His objective was to meet with Hizbullah leaders and = coordinate a mass attack, for which he was to receive help from Syrian inte= lligence.

Israel=92s Counter-Terrorism Bureau issued a severe travel advisory Thursda= y to all Israeli citizens traveling abroad because of grave concerns that H= izbullah will attempt to launch terror attacks or abductions, as Hizbullah = leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israeli targets for Tues= day's assassination of the terrorist group's deputy chief Imad Mughniyeh.

Israel also ordered its military and embassies to go on alert Thursday, and= advised Jewish institutions worldwide to follow suit. Israel on Wednesday = denied involvement in the death of Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car = bombing Tuesday in the Syrian capital of Damascus.

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi put forces on heightene= d alert, instructing them to take the necessary precautions by air, land an= d sea in order to protect the northern border and other Israeli interests, = the army said Thursday.

The Counter-Terrorism Bureau also issued travel warnings against traveling = in places abroad where there are high concentrations of Israelis, especiall= y tourist attractions.

The FBI has put its domestic terror squads on the alert for any threats aga= inst synagogues and other potential Jewish targets in the United States in = the wake of Mughniyeh's killing. U.S. law enforcement officials say there h= ave been no specific threats so far against any Jewish centers.

On Thursday the FBI ordered terrorism task forces nationwide to reach out t= o community sources for any information about stepped-up Hizbullah activity= following the Tuesday assassination.

In Washington, the State Department said it was not aware of a specific thr= eat made to Israel by the Hizbullah leader but condemned anything of the so= rt as alarming.

"As a general matter, those kinds of statements are quite concerning and th= ey should be alarming to everyone," spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters= . "Quite clearly, Hizbullah has a long record of carrying out violent acts = and acts of terrorism around the globe. You have a pathway of violence that= stretches from Buenos Aires to Kuwait and a lot of places in between."

Unlike many Middle Eastern leaders whose speeches are riddled with idle thr= eats, Nasrallah is known for delivering on his promises. In 2006, he promis= ed to take action to free Lebanese prisoners in Israel, and in July that ye= ar, Hizbullah guerrillas staged a daring cross-border raid that snatched tw= o Israeli soldiers as bargaining chips.