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3 days ago · Hezbollah ( / ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /, [43] / ˌxɛz -/; Arabic: حزب الله, romanized : Ḥizbu 'llāh, lit. 'Party of Allah' or 'Party of God') [a] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group, [44] [45] led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
2 days ago · Hezbollah, militant group and political party that emerged in Lebanon following the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982. The group gained prestige after a 34-day war with Israel in 2006 and became increasingly prominent in Lebanese politics thereafter.
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Jun 14, 2024 · Israel and the Lebanese Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah have been ramping up cross-border attacks after months of low-intensity fighting, prompting the Israeli military to warn that it is ...
1 day ago · Taking apart Hezbollah’s military power in days, however, is a far taller task. Since its inconclusive 2006 war with the Lebanese militant group, Israel has been planning for a re-match. ...
4 days ago · Founded in 1982 during Lebanon’s civil war, Hezbollah’s initial objective was ending Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon. It achieved that in 2000. Shiite Muslim Hezbollah is part of a collection of Iranian-backed factions and governments known as the Axis of Resistance. It was the first group that Iran backed and used as a way to ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Set to a peppy electronic soundtrack, a recent video clip showed what the Hezbollah militia said was a missile-firing drone, a new weapon in its arsenal as it ratchets up its strikes on Israel ...
Jun 5, 2024 · The conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah is dangerously poised after more than eight months of fighting triggered by the Gaza war, with hostilities escalating and both sides signalling...
