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Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General Sheik Naim Qassem. (Reuters)
Last update - 10:30 23/03/2008
Hezbollah deputy chief: We have proof Israel killed Mughniyah
By Yoav Stern, Avi Issacharoff and Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel, Mughniyah, Iran 

Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Naim Qassem has again accused Israel of responsibility for the assassination of the organization's senior military figure Imad Mughniyah.

In a speech Friday to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, Qassem said "we have clear proof, of 100 percent that cannot be doubted, that Israel is the head of the assassination."

Qassem said there is no basis for the claim that others were behind the assassination. "Know that Israel is responsible and it must bear the whole responsibility," the Hezbollah leader said.
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According to Arab media reports, Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah is to give an address Monday to mark to 40th day since Mughniyah's death.

Last week, security forces were on high alert as Israel's intelligence community has gained possession of fragments of information hinting at plans for a Hezbollah revenge attack in coordination with Iran and Syria. Although this intelligence was partial and unfocused, it was enough to send into high alert troops of the Israel Defense Forces at the northern border.

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      1.   Sure They Got Proof 23:37  |  Yosemite 22/03/08
      2.   Soliloquizing to find some pretext because they feel strong 23:49  |  Karl 22/03/08
      3.   IN DEPTH, RELIABLE NEWS FROM HAARETZ 00:01  |  Brant 23/03/08
      4.   Proof Israel Killed Mughniyeh 00:02  |  Douglas Fireman 23/03/08
      5.   Hizbullah 00:03  |  aristofsen 23/03/08
      6.   hezbollah gets a bit disappointing nowadays 00:10  |  saul a. readner 23/03/08
      7.   Mughniyah deserved what he got 00:12  |  Mathew 23/03/08
      8.   better yet? can he prove mohammed was a prophet ? 00:13  |  v hardman 23/03/08
      9.   Proof 00:14  |  K 23/03/08
      10.   HIZBULLAH LEADER SAYS RETALIATION WILL MAKE HISTORY 00:30  |  Prophet 23/03/08
      11.   We have proof Hezbollah killed Israeli soldiers 00:30  |  Joe Sittizen 23/03/08
      12.   Well, we have proof Mughniyah killed Israelis (among others). 00:40  |  Master 23/03/08
      13.   israel culprit proof positive 00:42  |  odles 23/03/08
      14.   Well, there isn`t even proof Mughniyah is dead 00:55  |  Truth 23/03/08
      15.   Quassem 01:00  |  alex 23/03/08
      16.   Even his widow put the blame on Hezbollah 01:00  |  Avrum 23/03/08
      17.   Propaganda 01:02  |  Nemesis 23/03/08
      18.   I have proof Israel didn`t do it so...HA!!!!! 01:03  |  Hanan 23/03/08
      19.   Killing of Mughniyah 01:06  |  Phil 23/03/08
      20.   Put the proof on the table if you have it !!! 01:15  |  abdul Aziz 23/03/08
      21.   regardless of their ploitics ......... 01:15  |  shlomo 23/03/08
      22.   Frankly, I Don`t Understand Israel`s Patience 01:16  |  Dave Levy 23/03/08
      23.   proof 01:19  |  Shmuelshachor 23/03/08
      24.   Is Muggy really dead ??? 01:19  |  Free Gilad Shalit 23/03/08
      25.   This is shocking! Those bloody Israeli assassins 01:23  |  Dutch 23/03/08
      26.   To Joe Sittizen: Great Response 01:25  |  Dave Levy 23/03/08
      27.   Beware Naim Qajerk, you may be next!!! 01:33  |  A "friend". 23/03/08
      28.   Mughniyeh must be drinking something stronger than 100 proof 01:38  |  bill gordon 23/03/08
      29.   OMG YES THEY HAVE PROOF! 01:40  |  Vadim 23/03/08
      30.   We over did it this time: Even Dutch is in deeeeeeeeeeep shock!!! 01:48  |  lol 23/03/08
      31.   This is not good for Israelis 02:01  |  Tim 23/03/08
      32.   dutch is mossad 02:02  |  vik 23/03/08
      33.   Good, it means none of them are safe 02:17  |  Steve from Raleigh 23/03/08
      34.   If it was Israel I say congratulations 02:22  |  Conroy 23/03/08
      35.   to "dutch"(?) on #24 02:36  |  Shmuelshachor 23/03/08
      36.   Talkback`s rentamob chorus of mad American Zionists 02:36  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/03/08
      37.   #26 Dave Levy 03:00  |  Malone 23/03/08
      38.   Who Cares? - He Was A Rabid Dog 03:12  |  Bill Foonman 23/03/08
      39.   Message to Zionists 03:13  |  Sadiq M 23/03/08
      40.   Syria is responsible first 03:26  |  el-birawi 23/03/08
      41.   WHERES THE BEEF??? 03:26  |  ............. 23/03/08
      42.   Dutch is actually the bandit. 03:29  |  not relatedEvangelon 23/03/08
      43.   The Terrorist got POOF!!!! 03:36  |  The Archives 23/03/08
      44.   So, the S. Lebanese are evacuating to Beirut? 03:41  |  MaryRose 23/03/08
      45.   Israel`s success, Syria`s failure 04:10  |  el-birawi 23/03/08
      46.   Something is going to happen 04:17  |  Harold 23/03/08
      47.   #32 WOW! Good POOFS!!!!! 04:17  |  Magnify 23/03/08
      48.   hezbollahhhh CRYING 04:32  |  David 23/03/08
      49.   Mugniyeh & Israel. 04:35  |  curious 23/03/08
      50.   Come On! It Was Work Related! 04:35  |  Yosemite 23/03/08
      51.   I meant:This is shocking! Those bloody arab death cultists 05:00  |  Dutch 23/03/08
      52.   Pay no attention to Assad behind the curtain 05:00  |  William 23/03/08
      53.   #25 - "Many people regret it (Israel) was created" 05:07  |  William 23/03/08
      54.   Where is the beef ????? 05:10  |  Dr. Jack 23/03/08
      55.   What if Pals had jets and tanks - Dave Levy, Joe Sittizen 05:12  |  William 23/03/08
      56.   It will be nassralah`s turn soon 05:17  |  Joey 23/03/08
      57.   A genocidal killer is dead! 05:22  |  MichaelF 23/03/08
      58.   Didn`t US have bounty on this murderer? Does Mossad get the $? 05:38  |  Voice of Reason 23/03/08
      59.   Analysis of facts indicate.... 05:59  |  Jeff 23/03/08
      60.   THEN HUNT HIM (OR HER) DOWN 06:06  |  indrajaya 23/03/08
      61.   Deputy Secretary General Sheik Naim Qassem 06:28  |  Yosemite 23/03/08
      62.   Talkback`s rentamob chorus of mad American Zionists 06:49  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/03/08
      63.   36 Chanalau Tova,are you surprised?I just saw the trailer of the 07:05  |  lakshmi 23/03/08
      64.   No amount of assassinations and killings will solve anything (1) 07:57  |  Bader S Abu-Ghosh 23/03/08
      65.   No amount of assassinations and killings will solve anything (2) 08:05  |  Bader S Abu-Ghosh 23/03/08
      66.   The stupid threats of the Hizbullah`s. 08:24  |  Jean Van Daem 23/03/08
      67.   Re Tova #36 08:29  |  Esther 23/03/08
      68.   Sadiq M #39 and your message to "Zionists" 08:51  |  S 23/03/08
      69.   The Sheik naim guy 08:53  |  Rozz 23/03/08
      70.   SO WHAT !!!???????? HE DESERVED MUCH WORSE! 08:54  |  B`Galil 23/03/08
      71.   So WHY HAVE YOU NOT FOUND HARIRI`S KILLER 09:00  |  Dagma 23/03/08
      72.   A `fishy` story indee