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Hezbollah's Drone Distraction

Amid reports of a Hezbollah drone shot down over Israeli airspace, some believe that the party’s leadership was trying to divert growing criticism from its base, writes an Al-Monitor correspondent in Beirut.
Lebanese Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim sheikhs listen to Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a rally to commemorate the birth of Prophet Mohammad in Beirut's suburbs, January 25, 2013.  REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3CY5E
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Despite the official denial from Hezbollah, let us assume, for the sake of argument, that the drone shot down over Israel indeed belongs to the Party of God [Hezbollah].

This would not be the first time Hezbollah has sent an unmanned drone into Israel. There are specific reasons calculated by Hezbollah and Iran every time [a drone is sent]. Three months ago, Israeli aircraft flew a greater distance than that which separates Israel from Iran, and bombed a target in Sudan.

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