by Israel Hayom Staff
Saudi news outlet Al-Watan says Iranian forces have Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah under house arrest and are pressuring him to divulge what happened to the tens of millions of dollars reportedly missing from Hezbollah bank accounts.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah
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Hezbollah leader
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah is suspected of embezzling millions of dollars
from the terrorist organization's coffers, the Saudi website Al-Watan
Online reported Saturday.
According to Al-Watan, Nasrallah is under
house arrest, guarded by Iranian forces, and is reportedly receiving
medical treatment.
The Al-Watan report painted a dim picture
of Nasrallah's situation, saying that the Iranian forces guarding him
were pressuring him to divulge what had happened to tens of millions of
dollars that Iran had deposited into Hezbollah's accounts. Nasrallah and
his associates are suspected of taking the missing money for personal
use.
There has not been any independent
confirmation of the Al-Watan report. Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran
are arch enemies and are waging several proxy battles across the region.
Observers confirmed to Al-Watan that
Hezbollah was in an "unusual" situation, with its leaders in worse shape
than they have been since Iran founded the Lebanese Shiite proxy. The
report said that Nasrallah's recent media absence was directly related
to the missing millions.
The Al-Watan report comes a week after
Lebanese media outlets reported on Jan. 12 that the Hezbollah leader had
suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized in "serious condition" in Beirut. Other reports said that he had suffered a stroke and was fighting cancer.
None of the Lebanese reports about Nasrallah's health received official confirmation.
Israel Hayom Staff
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/2019/01/20/report-nasrallah-embezzled-millions-from-hezbollah-funds/
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