Hezbollah’s fighting strength has been halved, an Israeli official said. Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz, a member of Israel’s Security Cabinet, told reporters Thursday that the Lebanese militia’s combat capabilities had decreased by 50 percent after more than a week of fighting Israeli forces.
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