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Is Hezbollah looking to restore its image through the West Bank?

In light of allegations about the discovery of Hezbollah-affiliated armed cells in the West Bank, some sources say that Hezbollah might be seeking to regain the popularity it lost when it got involved in the Syrian war by militarily supporting Palestinians in their fight against Israel.
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On Aug. 30, Israeli daily Maariv quoted Israeli security sources as saying that a Hezbollah-linked armed network is operating in the West Bank to carry out armed operations inside Israel by recruiting members of Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.

A senior Palestinian security official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “A number of Palestinian militants informed the Palestinian security services that they received calls from Hezbollah in Lebanon. The number of those who have joined Hezbollah in the West Bank is unknown at present, and Hezbollah is taking advantage of the financial strait of those it communicated with. In the past months, it has transferred tens of thousands of dollars to those who have joined it.”

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