The father of an Israeli soldier abducted by Hezbollah claimed Thursday that the organization was aided by spies it had in the Israeli army. Haim Avraham, whose son was kidnapped along with two other soldiers along Israel’s border with Lebanon in October 2000, told Israel Radio that Hezbollah had managed to infiltrate all parts of the Israeli army to gather information on troop movements, ambushes and communications.
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