{"id":137074,"date":"2026-04-19T19:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137074"},"modified":"2026-04-19T19:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T19:53:55","slug":"hezbollah-denies-links-to-alleged-cell-in-southern-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137074\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah denies links to alleged cell in southern Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah denied on Sunday accusations by the Syrian Interior Ministry that it was linked to a cell allegedly planning a \u201csabotage operation\u201d in Quneitra province in southern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, the Syrian Interior Ministry announced that it had foiled what it described as a sabotage plot connected to Hezbollah. 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