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Although Hezbollah and Hamas are not organizationally linked, Hezbollah provides military training as well as financial and moral support to the Palestinian group and has acted in some ways as a mentor or role model for Hamas, which has sought to emulate the Lebanese group’s political and media success. Hamas’s kidnapping of the Israeli soldier follows a different Hezbollah example. Moreover, two groups share the goal of driving Israel from occupied territories and ultimately eliminating it; both maintain close ties with Iran.
From a CRS report for the U.S. Congress; Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah: The Current Conflict (PDF). CRS Report for Congress (July 21 2006). Retrieved on 2006-09-08. | ||
