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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 ...
Hezbollah originated within the Shiite block of Lebanese society. According to the CIA World Factbook estimate in 2022, Shiites comprise 31.2 percent of Lebanon's population, [1] predominating in three areas of Lebanon: Southern Lebanon, Beirut and its environs (Dahieh), and the northern Beqaa valley region. [2]
Killing or incapacitating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah would deal a significant blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese group he has led for 32 years, analysts said on Friday after reports Israel ...
t. e. Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militia group, [1][2] has an exceptionally strong military wing, thought to be stronger than the Lebanese Army [3][4] and equivalent to the armed strength of a medium-sized army. [5][a] A hybrid force, the group maintains "robust conventional and unconventional military capabilities ...
Israel targeted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a strike Friday on Beirut, according to a senior U.S. official. At least two people were killed and 76 others were injured in the strike ...
The exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah — which is larger and far better armed than its Hamas allies — has fueled fear of a wider war in the Middle East that could draw the U.S., as ...
Hezbollah's deepened involvement in Syria has heightened sectarian tensions within Lebanon, compromising its internal security and political stability. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 11 ] [ 7 ] The group's actions in Syria have also invited criticism from various factions within Lebanon, who see Hezbollah's priorities aligned more with Iranian interests than ...
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 ...