Person

Ali Kourani

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Recruited as Hizballah operatives, Samer El Debek and Ali Kourani allegedly received military-style training, including in the use of weapons like rocket-propelled grenade launchers and machine guns for use in support of the group’s terrorist mission.”

Division

• External Security Organization “Islamic Jihad Organization”

As Listed

• Justice Department Ali Kourani

Exhibits

1. Exhibit 1

   U.S. Department of Justice, Hizballah Operative Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Covert Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, Dec. 3, 2019, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Ali Kourani was sentenced to 40 years in prison for terrorism, sanctions, and immigration convictions arising from work as an operative for Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization. The announcement concerns the sentencing phase of the case and states that Kourani was also sentenced to five years of supervised release.

2. Exhibit 2

   U.S. Department of Justice, Two Men Arrested for Terrorist Activities on Behalf of Hizballah's Islamic Jihad Organization, press release, June 8, 2017, justice.gov.

   Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

   Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrests of Ali Kourani and Samer el Debek on charges related to alleged support for Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization, including material support and military training offenses. The arrests occurred on June 1, and the complaints were unsealed in Manhattan federal court, with Kourani presented on June 2 before Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses and el Debek presented on June 5 before Magistrate Judge Henry Pitman.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Ali Kourani,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.