Hezbollah’s leader wants to destroy Lebanon, Shimon Peres said. Noting a weekend video statement in which Sheik Hassan Nasrallah vowed that Hezbollah would win its war on Israel, the vice premier told Israel Radio on Sunday: “How will he win? For now — until he wins — he is destroying Lebanon, harming its people, bringing about tragedy.”
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