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Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper’s killing, a message from Hezbollah?

Though Hezbollah officials have denied involvement in last week’s killing of 23-year-old Sean Rooney, some sources suggest otherwise. Could there have been some deeper political meaning behind the attack? 

Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper’s killing, a message from Hezbollah?

Peacekeepers gather around the coffin of Sean Rooney on Sunday before the repatriation of his body to Ireland. (Credit: Mohammad Azakir/Reuters)

“Hezbollah respects Resolution No. 1701,” which was aimed at ending the 2006 war, Nabil Kaouk, a member of Hezbollah’s political bureau, said on Sunday. Kaouk was commenting on the tragedy that shook southern Lebanon last week after the death of a...
“Hezbollah respects Resolution No. 1701,” which was aimed at ending the 2006 war, Nabil Kaouk, a member of Hezbollah’s political bureau, said on Sunday. Kaouk was commenting on the tragedy that shook southern Lebanon last week after the death of a...