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Apr 18, 2024 · Hezbollah claimed responsibility Wednesday for a missile and drone attack on northern Israel that injured 18 people, 14 of whom were Israeli soldiers, saying the strikes were retaliation for...
Origins. 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]
Mar 17, 2024 · Hezbollah is a powerful Islamist movement that was founded by Iran during the middle of the Lebanese 1975-90 civil war. It was further shaped by its fight with Israeli forces after their 1982...
Oct 10, 2023 · Hezbollah, meaning “Party of God”, is an Iran-backed Shia armed and political group that was formed in 1982 to fight Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon. It emerged from the armed groups...
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 · 3 November 2023. Reuters. Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Islamist group Hezbollah, has praised the Hamas attacks on Israel in his first speech about the war. Over the past month,...
Oct 19, 2023 · Hezbollah, or the Party of God, is one of the most important Islamist movements in the Middle East. Based in Lebanon, it has a powerful military wing, which is the focus of current concern, but...
