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Former Hezbollah Operative Says Group’s New Military Chief Calls Israel ‘Strategic Partner’
by Ruthie Blum
May 18, 2016
A former Hezbollah operative who is active on social media wrote on Twitter that the newly appointed “chief of staff” of the Shiite terrorist organization considers Israel a strategic ally, the Hebrew news site nrg reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the retired operative tweeted that Mustafa Mughniyeh “told his inner circle to admit the truth: that Israel is a partner in the war against the Sunni enemy, which is why we are not fighting it [Israel] at the moment.” Mughniyeh also reportedly reminded Hezbollah commanders that “the only force who saved the Shiites from Palestinian occupation in southern Lebanon in 1982 was Israel.” READ MORE