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Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah called for Arab solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, who are fighting what he called “the third intifada.” Egypt criticised Nasrallah for promoting anarchy in the country.

Israeli officials claimed Hezbollah is paying tens of thousands of dollars to Palestinian terror groups to avenge the death of Imad Mugniyah. Hezbollah is three times stronger that it was prior to the 2006 war in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told the Knesset.

Colombian police arrested three Middle Eastern men for running a drug ring that funneled cash to Hezbollah and other terrorist groups. Egypt denied that it extended an invitation for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to visit the country. Hezbollah denied reports that Nasrallah was poisoned by Israeli agents.

Iran has sent a new Qods Force officer to replace Hezbollah’s top military commander in Lebanon. Mohammad Rida Zahidi, also known as Hassan Mahdawy, has taken over Hezbollah’s operations and coordination with Syria after Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in Damascus in February 2008. Zahidi is also assigned to set up terror camps in southern Lebanon.