A History of Hezbollah (Throwback) : Throughline
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A History of Hezbollah (Throwback) : Throughline

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A History of Hezbollah Enlarge this image MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images Hezbollah is a Lebanese paramilitary organization and political party that's directly supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and Israel's invasion of Gaza, there have been escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israel across the border they share. Aurélie Daher, associate professor at Paris-Dauphine University and a Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, and author of Hezbollah: Mobilization and Power. Sponsor Message Matthew Levitt, professor at Georgetown University and author of Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God.

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Hezbollah contends with rising resentment in Lebanon
2 days, 19 hours ago

Hezbollah contends with rising resentment in Lebanon

NPR  

Hezbollah contends with rising resentment in Lebanon After signing a sweeping ceasefire with Israel, the Lebanon-based paramilitary organization and political party is falling out of favor with some of its most ardent supporters. But after a devastating war with Israel this year that ended with a sweeping ceasefire agreement, resentment of the Iranian-backed fighting group is rising, even in the …

A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
1 week, 3 days ago

A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Analysts say the diminishment of Hezbollah will have big consequences for Lebanon, where for decades it has been a …

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease
2 weeks, 1 day ago

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease

NPR  

In Lebanon, villagers on the border watch Syria's revolution with unease toggle caption Ayman Oghanna for NPR YOUNINE, Lebanon, near the border with Syria — Over the snowcapped mountains along the Lebanon-Syria border, the wind carries a sharp chill, blowing cigarette smoke from Rafaat Nasrallah's hand as he gestures toward the horizon. Sponsor Message The group's rapid advance threatens to …

Despite Israeli strikes, Hezbollah seeking to build back for longer term: US intelligence
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Despite Israeli strikes, Hezbollah seeking to build back for longer term: US intelligence

Firstpost  

Hebollah has reportedly begun recruiting new fighters and exploring ways to rearm through domestic production and smuggling materials via Syria Iran-backed Hezbollah has been significantly degraded militarily by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where the group is based. Despite these losses, the group has reportedly begun recruiting new fighters and exploring ways to rearm through domestic production and smuggling materials via …

Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel- Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel insists its war is with …

Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group

The Independent  

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As Iran retaliates for Israel’s Lebanon campaign against Hezbollah – what comes next for the Middle East?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As Iran retaliates for Israel’s Lebanon campaign against Hezbollah – what comes next for the Middle East?

The Independent  

The missiles lit up the sky across Israel, explosions ringing out as they were intercepted or they hit the ground. In April, the backdrop was Israel's war in Gaza against the Iran-backed Hamas, plus the near-daily cross-border barrage between another Tehran-supported group, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Israel. Missiles being intercepted by Israel above Tel Aviv on Tuesday night Hezbollah has …

Who was Hassan Nasrallah? Hezbollah leader of Lebanese militant group killed in Israeli strike
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Who was Hassan Nasrallah? Hezbollah leader of Lebanese militant group killed in Israeli strike

The Independent  

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It is too early to write Hezbollah’s obituary
2 months, 3 weeks ago

It is too early to write Hezbollah’s obituary

Hindustan Times  

Hours after Israeli airstrikes in Beirut killed Hassan Nasrallah, the supremo of the world’s most lethal non-State militia, Hezbollah, the organisation defiantly vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy”. The hand of Iran, which fed and propelled Nasrallah to rule over a de facto “State within a State” in Lebanon, is also there to revive Hezbollah’s ideological spirits …

Hassan Nasrallah turned Hezbollah from an Islamist militia into a political force that will outlive him
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hassan Nasrallah turned Hezbollah from an Islamist militia into a political force that will outlive him

ABC  

The death of Hassan Nasrallah is a monumental moment for the Middle East. Nasrallah's popularity soared, reminiscent of the heights of 2000 when Hezbollah guerilla attacks saw Israel withdraw from Lebanon after 18 years of military occupation. Loved and loathed Under Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah has won support among many Lebanese Shia by doing things usually handled by governments. Photo shows …

Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East

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Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East toggle caption Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah was met with joy and rage across the Middle East, opposing reactions that expose the deep divisions in the region. It described Nasrallah as “a great martyr, a heroic, bold, brave, wise, insightful, and faithful leader,” and …

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said. Nasrallah, who spearheaded Hezbollah’s war against Israel in 2006 and got the group heavily involved in neighboring Syria’s brutal conflict, was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on …

Where is Hassan Nasrallah? After Israel's strikes on Beirut, Hezbollah — and the Middle East — stands at a crossroads
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Where is Hassan Nasrallah? After Israel's strikes on Beirut, Hezbollah — and the Middle East — stands at a crossroads

ABC  

As smoke rises over the Beirut skyline, one big question remains so far unanswered: where is Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah? The Israel Defense Forces said it had bombed several residential buildings in Beirut's south, claiming the militant group's "central headquarters" were embedded underneath. Israel has been swiftly killing Hezbollah's leaders — lately, in bases built underneath residential areas, where the …

Celebrations, anger as Middle East reacts to death of Hezbollah leader in Israeli air strike — as it happened
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Celebrations, anger as Middle East reacts to death of Hezbollah leader in Israeli air strike — as it happened

ABC  

Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah has removed the most powerful figure in Lebanese politics. Hezbollah is not just a militant group, it is a major Lebanese political party which has held office in various governments and played a large role in Lebanese politics. A Hezbollah member was found guilty by an international tribunal of killing former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri …

News Analysis: An imperiled Hezbollah faces the prospect of all-out war with Israel
3 months ago

News Analysis: An imperiled Hezbollah faces the prospect of all-out war with Israel

LA Times  

Smoke rises behind a destroyed house after an Israeli airstrike on Khiam village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, Tuesday. In the last week, Israel has refocused its military efforts on Hezbollah and ramped up its attacks in an attempt to pummel the group into a diplomatic solution — even at the risk of a broader regional war that …

Hezbollah thought pagers would be safer than mobiles. Then the devices exploded across Lebanon
3 months ago

Hezbollah thought pagers would be safer than mobiles. Then the devices exploded across Lebanon

ABC  

Six months ago, Hezbollah's secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah called on the group's members and their families in southern Lebanon to forgo their mobile phones. Exploding pagers wound thousands in Lebanon Photo shows Hundreds of people gather outside a hospital between ambulances Lebanon's Health Ministry says a child is among those killed by a wave of exploding pagers which the militant group …

A history of Hezbollah
4 months, 1 week ago

A history of Hezbollah

NPR  

A history of Hezbollah Hezbollah has been exchanging missile fire with Israel. Well today, Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei from NPR's history podcast Throughline bring us the story of how Hezbollah came to be. ABDELFATAH: The ties between Iran and Lebanon Shia communities date back to the 1500s when the Safavid Empire forcefully converted Iran from Sunni to Shia Islam. …

What is Hezbollah, the militia fighting Israel in Lebanon?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Hezbollah, the militia fighting Israel in Lebanon?

NPR  

What is Hezbollah, the militia fighting Israel in Lebanon? Enlarge this image toggle caption Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images Joseph Eid/AFP via Getty Images The killing of long-time Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and some of his top lieutenants in a series of massive Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese capital has thrown the militant group into chaos. Enlarge this image toggle …

Israel is spying on Hezbollah commanders — and killing them one by one
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel is spying on Hezbollah commanders — and killing them one by one

LA Times  

The first assassination took two tries. The three hits last week were part of a particularly violent day across southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah, the Shiite paramilitary faction and political party, has tussled with Israel for more than nine months. Since Oct. 7 — when Hamas made its brutal attack on southern Israel and Hezbollah launched what it calls a “solidarity …

Hezbollah chief congratulates Iran's Pezeshkian on vote win
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah chief congratulates Iran's Pezeshkian on vote win

Hindustan Times  

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday congratulated Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory, emphasising Tehran's role as a "strong" supporter of regional "resistance" groups. Iran's newly-elected President Masoud Pezeshkian In a letter circulated on the Iran-backed group's social media channels, Nasrallah congratulated Pezeshkian on his "blessed election" by the Iranian people. Tehran provides financial and military support to …

Hezbollah isn’t getting the message
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Hezbollah isn’t getting the message

Live Mint  

While Americans see the war in the Middle East winding down, Israelis worry it is only beginning. Hezbollah has been escalating its strikes on Israel, and the Iranian proxy militia could provoke a larger war unless the U.S. gives it a good reason not to. According to the Associated Press, America’s top military officer “said the U.S. won’t likely be …

What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?
6 months ago

What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could go to all-out war against Israel?

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — After more than eight months of low-scale conflict, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are threatening all-out war. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallahwarned Israel last week that his group has new weapons and capabilities, and it has published surveillance drone footage taken deep inside northern Israel that showed the port of Haifa and other sites far from the …

Lebanese Christian leader says Hezbollah’s fighting with Israel has harmed Lebanon
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanese Christian leader says Hezbollah’s fighting with Israel has harmed Lebanon

Associated Press  

MAARAB, Lebanon — The leader of a main Christian political party in Lebanon blasted the Shiite militant group Hezbollah for opening a front with Israel to back up its ally Hamas, saying it has harmed Lebanon without making a dent in Israel’s crushing offensive in the Gaza Strip. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday night, Samir Geagea …

A History of Hezbollah : Throughline
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A History of Hezbollah : Throughline

NPR  

A History of Hezbollah Enlarge this image MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images Hezbollah is a Lebanese paramilitary organization and political party that's directly supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. In the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and Israel's invasion of Gaza, Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging missile fire …

Hezbollah’s involvement in the current geopolitical landscape
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah’s involvement in the current geopolitical landscape

Times of India  

Prof. Sir Manuel Freire-Garabal y Núñez is a lawyer and journalist. extensively analysed Hezbollah’s activities and ideology in their publication “When domestic politics and international relations intermesh: subordinated publics’ factional support within layered power structures” in Foreign Policy Analysis. and the article by Curtis & Sindre titled “Transforming state visions: ideology and ideas in armed groups turned political parties – …

How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 1 month ago

How Lebanon’s Hezbollah group became a critical player in the Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — When the Lebanese militia Hezbollah announced last week that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, would deliver his first public speech since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, much of the region held its breath. Would Iranian-backed Hezbollah, the Arab world’s most powerful paramilitary force, continue its limited exchanges of fire with Israel or throw itself wholeheartedly into the war? …

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah leader threatens escalation with Israel as its war with Hamas rages on
1 year, 1 month ago

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah leader threatens escalation with Israel as its war with Hamas rages on

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his powerful militia is already engaged in unprecedented fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border and threatened a further escalation as Israel’s war with Hamas nears the one-month mark. The United States, Israel’s strongest backer, has warned Hezbollah and its patron Iran against entering the fray and has sent warships to the Mediterranean, …

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah leader threatens escalation with Israel as war with Hamas rages on
1 year, 1 month ago

Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah leader threatens escalation with Israel as war with Hamas rages on

LA Times  

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah greets his supporters via video link, during a rally Friday in Beirut to commemorate Hezbollah fighters killed in South Lebanon. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his powerful militia is already engaged in unprecedented fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border and threatened a further escalation as Israel’s war with Hamas nears the one-month mark. In televised …

How Iran pulls terrorist strings across the Middle East: Tehran uses its influence and proxy fighters to spread murder and mayhem throughout the region in its war against the West
1 year, 1 month ago

How Iran pulls terrorist strings across the Middle East: Tehran uses its influence and proxy fighters to spread murder and mayhem throughout the region in its war against the West

Daily Mail  

Since Hamas launched its ruthless attacks on Israeli towns and cities on October 7, Israel's Defence Forces have been fighting a battle on two fronts. Tehran is the chief backer of both Hamas and Hezbollah - but these are just some of the powerful militias that have been propped up by Iranian money, weapons and military training in recent decades …

Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures
1 year, 1 month ago

Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah holds talks with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday in Beirut with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key meeting of three top anti-Israel militant groups amid the war raging in Gaza. Following the meeting in Lebanon, a brief statement said Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah agreed with Hamas’ Saleh al-Arouri and Islamic Jihad’s leader …

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border

CNN  

CNN — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The fallout is palpable on the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in low-rumbling tit-for-tat skirmishes since the war began, putting the entire region on a knife’s edge. The origins of the group Hezbollah emerged from the …

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border

CNN  

CNN — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The fallout is palpable on the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in low-rumbling tit-for-tat skirmishes since the war began, putting the entire region on a knife’s edge. The origins of the group Hezbollah emerged from the …

Iran asks Israel to stop counterattacks on Gaza, threatens Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will escalate war
1 year, 2 months ago

Iran asks Israel to stop counterattacks on Gaza, threatens Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will escalate war

Op India  

As Israel continues its massive counterattacks on Gaza as a stern response to the destruction the Hamas terrorists have caused on Israeli soil, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called on Israel to stop its actions in Gaza. With the Israeli government showing no intention to back out, the foreign minister of Iran, the longtime ally of the Islamist terrorist …

Israel will suffer 'huge earthquake' if Hezbollah joins war, says Iran's foreign minister
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel will suffer 'huge earthquake' if Hezbollah joins war, says Iran's foreign minister

Firstpost  

Hezbollah fighters have been on full alert along Lebanon’s borders with Israel following last Saturday’s attack by the militant Palestinian group Hamas that left hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers dead. In response to a recent attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that resulted in the deaths of numerous Israeli civilians and soldiers, Hezbollah fighters have been on high …

What is Hezbollah and why is it involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Hezbollah and why is it involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict?

ABC  

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire with Israel on Sunday but indicated it would back off, fearing an all-out war might occur. Hezbollah flags flutter atop a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah near the border with Israel. On Sunday, Hezbollah said it launched its latest attack on Israel in retaliation for the killing of one …

What is Hezbollah?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is Hezbollah?

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah and Israel have traded barbs, raising tensions in the region and worries of impending war. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed group that formed in 1982 to fight Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon. Nasrallah has often said the 2006 war was a success for Hezbollah, noting it withstood Israel’s much larger forces. Hezbollah is a Lebanese organisation, Hamas is …

Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria’s drug dealer
1 year, 7 months ago

Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria’s drug dealer

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has denounced as “baseless lies” reports that one of Syria’s most well-known drug dealers, who was killed earlier this week in an airstrike near the Jordanian border, was linked to the Iran-backed group. Speaking about linking al-Ramthan to Hezbollah, Nasrallah said “these are lies and unjust charges.” Nasrallah added that had …

Hezbollah weapons at the heart of Lebanon’s elections Sunday
2 years, 7 months ago

Hezbollah weapons at the heart of Lebanon’s elections Sunday

Associated Press  

BAALBEK, Lebanon — It was a sea of yellow as thousands of men, women and children waving Hezbollah flags and wearing the group’s trademark yellow caps rallied on a giant plot of land in the ancient eastern city of Baalbek in support of the heavily armed militant group. One after another, many attendees vowed to vote Sunday for the Shiite …

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister
2 years, 10 months ago

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister

Al Jazeera  

Abdallah Bou says Lebanon will guarantee the country will not be used as a ‘launch pad’ to violate the interests of Arab countries. Lebanon will not “hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons, the country’s foreign minister said ahead of a meeting with his Gulf Arab counterparts to mend ties. We are going for dialogue,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told Al …

Hezbollah brag of 100,000-strong force aimed at foes at home
3 years, 2 months ago

Hezbollah brag of 100,000-strong force aimed at foes at home

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A boast by the leader of Hezbollah that he commands 100,000 fighters came as a surprise to many Lebanese, not least because it was addressed to a domestic audience rather than the militia’s archenemy Israel. “This is more about flexing Hezbollah’s muscles to demonstrate its power against other opposing political parties that want to undermine it,” said Dina …

Lebanon’s powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast
4 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon’s powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Sara Jaafar joined a group of political activists gathered on Aug. 4 to discuss strategies to challenge Lebanon’s entrenched rulers when their building was shaken and the windows blasted out by the giant explosion that rocked Beirut. After that, Hezbollah began seeping into the system — from having a handful of Parliament members to becoming Lebanon’s most powerful …

Lebanon's powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast
4 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon's powerhouse Hezbollah hit by backlash after blast

India Today  

Sara Jaafar joined a group of political activists gathered on Aug. 4 to discuss strategies to challenge Lebanon's entrenched rulers when their building was shaken and the windows blasted out by the giant explosion that rocked Beirut. Jaafar's initial reaction reflected the fear Hezbollah has instilled among many Lebanese and the power it has succeeded in projecting over the past …

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