According to a single source, it was cleared for publication that while President Trump is occupied with the Iran agreement, a former ISIS operative has been appointed to handle the Hezbollah portfolio. No official confirmation or further details on the appointment, the operative's identity, or the context are available at this time.
A single-source post claims that a former Islamic State (ISIS) operative — described derisively as "a former Daesh terrorist" — has been appointed to manage the Hezbollah file, reportedly while President Donald Trump is preoccupied with the emerging Iran agreement. The post, attributed only to something "cleared for publication" (הותר לפרסום), does not identify the appointee, the appointing authority, or any specific role or agency involved.
This comes amid a flurry of Trump administration statements on Hezbollah in Lebanon: over the past two weeks, Trump has repeatedly suggested that Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani) should lead military action against Hezbollah instead of Israel — a notion Israel has publicly opposed. The present claim, if confirmed, would represent a radical shift from that policy track, placing a non-state extremist figure in a role that has so far been the subject of state-level diplomatic and security discussions.
The source is a single uncorroborated Telegram message with no named outlet, official confirmation, or contextual detail. As such, this remains an unattributed assertion at the Developing level.
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