JERUSALEM – Israeli officials are trying to establish the identity of a number of Hezbollah prisoners nabbed in Lebanon that they suspect are Iranian, The Post has learned.
The prisoners are among more than two dozen Hezbollah captives the Israeli military is holding.
The guerrilla group insists there are no Iranian fighters among its ranks.
But Israel’s Channel 10 television reported that the bodies of members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have been found among Hezbollah fighters slain by Israeli forces in Lebanon.
And a member of Israel’s defense Cabinet, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran still has operatives in Hezbollah and has spent billions to train and arm the group.
“There is no doubt that Iranian instructors and commanders are still operating in Hezbollah in Lebanon. They’ve been doing their training meticulously for several years,” the Cabinet member told The Post. “The more we fight Hezbollah strongholds, the more we are amazed by their preparedness for the war.
“My evaluation is Iran invested the equivalent of $15 billion in the building of the vast Hezbollah war machine.” With Post Wire Services