A senior IDF officer  Saudi news outlet Elaph in a long interview that touched on regional security issues, that the Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah should not make a foolish mistake that will lead to a harsh Israeli reaction which would place Lebanese citizens’ lives at risk.

Without specifying, the officer confirmed that Israel had secret relations and common interests with a number of Arab states besides Egypt and Jordan.

The item in Elaph was the second interview an Israeli official has given the Saudi paper in recent weeks.

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