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In a 1985 manifesto, Hezbollah expressed its goal of expelling Western forces from the Middle East and driving Israeli forces out of Lebanon. Hezbollah operates as a "state within a state ...
Elected members. The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Lebanese parliament. [2] Hezbollah through the bloc has participated in the Lebanese parliament [3] since the 1992 Lebanese general election, when it won 12 of the 128 seats. Hezbollah won 7 seats at the 1996 election and 10 at the 2000 election.
e. The Lebanese Parliament (Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis an-Nuwwab, English "House of Representatives", French: Parlement Libanais) [12] is the national parliament of the Republic of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and ...
Monday was the bloodiest day in Lebanon since Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel. Israel launched a massive series of air strikes this morning that have so far killed 492 people according to the ...
Across Lebanon fear is gripping people who say they don’t want a repeat of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war or worse — a situation like Gaza where the death toll has surpassed 41,000.
Contents. List of members of the 2022–2026 Lebanese Parliament. Following the 2022 Lebanese general election, 128 members of parliament were elected, including 68 incumbents and 7 women. The election marked significant gains for independent candidates of varying political persuasions and marked the first time since the 1992 Lebanese general ...
Hezbollah (/ ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /; [44] Arabic: حزب الله, romanized: Ḥizbu 'llāh, pronounced [ħizbu‿lːaːh], lit. 'Party of God') [a] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party, military - resistance organization, that also provides social welfare and religious education services. [45] Hezbollah is a key player in the Lebanese ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah promised to retaliate after blaming Israel for detonating pagers on Tuesday that killed at least eight people and wounded 2,750 others, including many of the ...