Tefen, May 28 -- Sarit Zehavi, a former Israeli intelligence officer and founder of the Alma Research and Education Centre, on Thursday pointed towards a hill near the Israel-Lebanon border and recalled how Hezbollah militants used to launch rockets from there at Israeli communities and military positions.

Speaking to ANI, Zehavi said that Hezbollah uses its citizens as a human shield, while Israel's top priority is to protect its citizens.

"Don't just count the number of deaths. Hezbollah uses people as human shields, while Israel is very focused on how to protect its people. To live here for the past two and a half years has been a nightmare. We have seconds to get to bomb shelters, schools open and close constantly, and children are ...