Hizbollah still fighting Israel but Islamic State is now enemy number one

Hizbollah is now focused on fighting Islamic State rather than concentrating its terrorist activities against Israel.

Mohammed Fneish, a government minister in Lebanon and a leader of the group, told the BBC that Hizbollah was combating extremist jihadi organisations such as Islamic State (IS), because they “kill more Muslims than Israel”.

Mr Fneish, who is Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs in Beirut, said: “What really causes a threat to Muslims is the likes of these organisations. This reflects badly on Muslims, because those groups kill more Muslims than Israel does. They kill Sunni Muslims as well.”

However, he said that Hizbollah would still fight against Israel.