(Bloomberg) -- The militant Palestinian Hamas group is deepening its strategic cooperation with Iran, and has established a foothold in Lebanon with its backing, Nadav Argaman, the head of Israel's Shin Bet security agency, told the cabinet on Sunday, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
At the same time, it is readying for its next military clash with Israel in its Gaza Strip stronghold, Argaman said.
Since the beginning of 2017, the Shin Bet has thwarted 200 major terrorist attacks, including suicide attacks, he added.
To contact the reporter on this story: Alisa Odenheimer in Jerusalem at aodenheimer@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Shaji Mathew at shajimathew@bloomberg.net, Amy Teibel
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