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How Israeli spies penetrated Hezbollah

How Israeli spies penetrated Hezbollah

The depth and quality of Israeli intelligence helped Netanyahu’s forces turn the tide against the Lebanese militant group.

Mehul Srivastava, James Shotter and Raya Jalabi

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In its 2006 war with Hezbollah, Israel tried to kill Hassan Nasrallah three times.

One airstrike missed – the leader of Hezbollah had earlier left the spot. The others failed to penetrate the concrete reinforcements of his underground bunker, according to two people familiar with the attempted assassinations.

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