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Hezbollah ( / ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; [ 43] Arabic: حزب الله, romanized : Ḥizbu 'llāh, lit. '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. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, [ 46] and its political wing is the ...
Hezbollah responded with a barrage of some 320 Katyusha rockets, targeting what it described as 11 military sites in Israel’s north in an initial phase of its response. It also said it launched ...
Hezbollah’s fighting force emerged from the rubble of Israel’s 1982 invasion of Beirut. At the time, it was a rag-tag group of Islamist fighters supported by Iran’s fledgling Islamic Republic.
Hezbollah leaders have said the attacks will continue to prevent Israelis from returning to their homes. The attacks have killed 26 civilians and 19 soldiers in Israel.
Hezbollah is widely described as comparable to or stronger than the Lebanese Armed Forces in military power. Reasons cited are Hezbollah's better discipline, [ 75] better experience, [ 119] and better weaponry, [ 107][ 119] which give Hezbollah "clearly" [ 120] better military and combat capacity than the LAF. [ 75]
23 October. After a day of IDF strikes against Hezbollah missile teams, in the evening an anti-tank guided missile was fired toward Kiryat Shmona. Two were injured, and a house was damaged. The IDF responded with continued airstrikes against missile and rocket teams, along with strikes against Hezbollah border posts.
Hezbollah is the 'X-factor' in looming Israel, Iran war with 'nation state capabilities'. Anxiety continues to mount over the threat of a regional conflict in the Middle East between Israel and ...
Hezbollah–Syria relations have been a crucial aspect of Middle Eastern geopolitics, particularly since the onset of the Syrian Civil War. These relations are deeply intertwined with the broader regional power dynamics, involving Iran and its quest to maintain influence in the Levant through its allies.