Hezbollah denied that it has been trying to kidnap Israelis to use as bargaining chips. Israel Radio quoted a Hezbollah official as claiming Israeli and American intelligence were circulating such stories in an attempt to shape public opinion prior to an Israeli attack on Lebanon and Hezbollah.
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