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- DictionaryHez·bol·lah/ˌhezbəˈlä/
- 1. an extremist Shiite Muslim group which has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revolution of 1979 and active especially in Lebanon.
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...
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...
May 26, 2020 · Hezbollah, meaning the “Party of God” in Arabic, is a Shiite Muslim political party and militant group based in Lebanon. Due to its highly developed political structure and social services network, it is often regarded as a “ deep state ,” or clandestine government operating within the parliamentary Lebanese government.
Mar 15, 2016 · Hezbollah - the Party of God - is a Shia Islamist political, military and social organisation that wields considerable power in Lebanon. It emerged with the help of Iran during...
Oct 19, 2023 · Oct. 19, 2023. As Israel prepares a possible ground invasion of Gaza to destroy Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that controls the enclave, many are now turning...
Hezbollah , (Arabic: “Party of God”) or Ḥizbullāh or Ḥizb Allāh, Lebanese Shīʿite Islamist organization. Founded in southern Lebanon in 1982 as a response to Israel’s invasion there, its original goals were to drive Israeli troops out of Lebanon and form a Shīʿite Islamic republic similar to that created by the Iranian ...
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...
