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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.
Oct 19, 2023 · Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The group, which has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border, could become a...
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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Nov 3, 2023 · When Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah took credit for pushing them out. Since then, Hezbollah has maintained thousands of fighters and a huge missile arsenal in southern Lebanon.
Nov 3, 2023 · Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim organisation which is politically influential and in control of the most powerful armed force in Lebanon. It was established in the early 1980s by the region's most ...
Nov 3, 2023 · Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia group aligned with Iran that fights Israel and supports Hamas. Learn about its history, military, influence and the risks of a wider conflict in the region.
Jun 4, 2024 · The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is not seeking to widen its conflict with Israel but is ready to fight any war imposed on it, its deputy leader said, as hostilities across the Lebanese-Israeli...
