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 …
What Syria means for Hezbollah's efforts to rebuild Lebanon toggle caption Ayman Oghanna for NPR NABATIEH, Lebanon — Khalil Moussa Shoumar's home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike the last time Israel invaded southern Lebanon, in 2006. On Dec. 5, Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem — whose predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes in September — gave …
People are heading back home in Lebanon on day one of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire Under the deal, Israel will withdraw forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near the border to ensure that Iran-backed Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure. NPR's Lauren Frayer joined some of them on their journey south, into what had been until yesterday …
An Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 people, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has said, as the Israeli military reported hitting a Hezbollah weapons storage facility. Israel’s military claimed on its Telegram channel that the air force had struck a weapons warehouse of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah overnight “in the area of Nabatieh”, located about …
