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Hezbollah

The terrorist organization Hezbollah is a Shiite group that operates in Lebanon under the leadership of Hassan Nasrallah, and is financed and directed by Iran. The organization was officially established in 1984 as a militia toward the end of the first Israel-Lebanon war, and since its inception it has targeted Israel and Jews abroad. In 2006 its attacks developed into the Second Lebanon War. It joined with Hamas during the 'Iron Swords' war, attacking northern Israel.
Hezbollah supporters gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the second anniversary of his death, in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

4 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah as we know it died with Nasrallah - analysis

Sources close to Hezbollah say current Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, has failed to fill the void left by his predecessor, with the center of the organization's decision-making coming from Iran

Read time: 4 min.


(File) A UN peacekeeper soldier, left, salutes a convoy bringing a Lebanese delegation to meet an Israeli delegation in the southern town of Naqoura, Lebanon

2 min

Diplomacy & defense

France and Lebanon challenge Israel over UN force’s future - report

A report by the Financial Times reveals Beirut seeks more time for peacekeepers in the volatile south as Israel pushes for the mission to end

Read time: 2 min.


Sud-Liban : Tsahal détruit plus de 5 km de tunnels et un vaste arsenal du Hezbollah sur la crête d'Ali Taher, le 10.09.2026

3 min

Levant & Turkey

IDF demolishes Hezbollah underground base on Ali Taher Ridge

The demolition of the Hezbollah base triggered seismic alarms at Israel’s National Geological Institute

Read time: 3 min.


FILE - A Hezbollah supporter chants slogans as he holds his group's flag during a protest near the US embassy in Aukar, northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, on July 10, 2020.

2 min

Levant & Turkey

US presses Lebanon to assert sovereignty and disarm Hezbollah

Hezbollah MPs roundly condemned the US for 'interfering in Lebanese affairs'

Read time: 2 min.


Hezbollah special forces certificates captured from a school in southern Lebanon used to attack IDF troops, September 9, 2026.

5 min

Levant & Turkey

How Hezbollah uses Lebanon’s schools to indoctrinate the next generation

Recent IDF operations in Lebanon have uncovered an increasing number of weapons caches and armories hidden in Shia schools

Read time: 5 min.


Troupes de Tsahal au Sud-Liban, avril 2026

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Levant & Turkey

Lebanese army wants IDF to remain in southern Lebanon, for fear of Hezbollah return - report

The disarmament progress made by Hezbollah on the ground is considered insufficient by Israel

Read time: 2 min.


Members from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil province southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 31, 2024

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Washington to Hezbollah: lay down your arms and stop taking orders from Iran

“It is time for Hezbollah to do what is best for Lebanon and the Lebanese people,” the US State Department said on X, calling on the group to surrender its weapons to the Lebanese state

Read time: 3 min.


Hezbollah members raise their group flags and chant slogans as they attend the funeral procession of Hezbollah commanders Ibrahim Kobeisi and Hussein Ezzedine in Beirut's southern suburb, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

4 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah's heartlands face internal revolt, as Lebanese clans look to the future - report

"These clans constitute, to a large extent, a crucial human and military reservoir that supplies Hezbollah with personnel and field capabilities at various junctures"

Read time: 4 min.


قوات الجيش اللبناني جنوب لبنان، ابريل 2026

3 min

Levant & Turkey

US official to i24NEWS: 'The pilot is the only solution'

A US State Department spokesperson told i24NEWS that "we expect the Lebanese army to complete the clearing of the area – and afterward the clearance will be expanded"

Read time: 3 min.


Israeli soldier looks over on south Lebanon, from the Northern Israeli border

3 min

Analysis & Opinion

The Middle East has no limbo - Hamas and Hezbollah exploit the space between war and peace

Ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon risk giving Hamas and Hezbollah room to regroup, test Israel and exploit diplomatic constraints on the IDF

Read time: 3 min.


Hezbollah's main areas of operation in South America

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Israel's new Venezuela diplomatic opening can bring down Hezbollah and IRGC in Venezuela in time - analysis

Tuesday’s agreement is modest by design. But it is the first crack in a door shut for seventeen years, at a moment when Venezuela needs outside help and has unusual room to maneuver

Read time: 6 min.


IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and Indonesia considered for Hezbollah disarmament verification mission - report

The proposal marks the latest step in implementing a June framework tying Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon to Hezbollah's disarmament

Read time: 3 min.


Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz in Lebanon

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Israeli DM Katz instructs IDF to prepare for a long-term stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza security zones

Defense Minister Israel Katz's visit to Lebanon's frontline villages comes as Israel weighs its next moves against Hezbollah following the group's refusal to disarm south of the Litani River

Read time: 3 min.


FILE—Iranian-made drones of the Revolutionary Guard aerospace division are seen on a truck during an annual military parade in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sept. 22, 2023.

6 min

Analysis & Opinion

Adapting to drone warfare: Easier said than done - analysis

One of the main factors cited for why the US did not escalate its attack on Iran with a ground invasion was the danger such a mission would pose to US troops within drone range of the Iranian mainland

Read time: 6 min.


Members from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil province southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, July 31, 2024

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah faces worst financial crisis in years as tighter Lebanese banking squeezes group’s funding - report

Hezbollah faced with unprecedented financial crisis as US sanctions and tighter Lebanese banking controls squeeze the group’s funding according to The New York Times

Read time: 3 min.


An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 12, 2026.

2 min

Israel

Israel's response to Hezbollah attack that killed 2 IDF soldiers 'not yet complete,' i24NEWS told

Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome end with no decision on expanding pilot zones, while border discussions remain preliminary and foreign monitoring is considered

Read time: 2 min.


Major (Res.) Harel Birenstock and Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin

2 min

Defense News

Two IDF reserve soldiers killed, four seriously wounded in blast during operation in south Lebanon

Major (Res.) Harel Birenstock, 34, of Nokdim, and Chief Master Sergeant (Res.) Tamir Vaknin, 33, of Eilat, were killed in the incident

Read time: 2 min.


Hezbollah's Secretary General Naim Qassem in Tehran, Iran

3 min

Levant & Turkey

Hezbollah signals surprise shift on Syria: Naim Qassem says he's open to meeting new Syrian leadership

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem also expressed support for the deployment of the Lebanese Army south of the Litani River amid evolving Lebanese-Syrian relations

Read time: 3 min.


Tsahal détruit un vaste réseau de tunnels du Hezbollah sous la crête du Beaufort, au Liban

3 min

Defense News

IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge in south Lebanon

The operation marks one of the largest single demolitions of Hezbollah infrastructure since the truce took hold

Read time: 3 min.


Iraq: Iran-backed PMF says 20 fighters killed, 32 wounded after overnight US-Saudi strikes

1 min

Defense News

Trump: US will hit Iran with force in response to attacks on American forces in Jordan | LIVE BLOG

US and Saudi Arabia launch retaliatory strikes after Iran fires missiles at US forces in Jordan for the first time in days of an unofficial ceasefire with the US

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Le président américain Donald Trump et son homologue libanais Joseph Aoun dans le Bureau ovale de la Maison Blanche, le 21 juillet 2026

4 min

US / Canada

Trump says he is 'willing to engage in dialogue with Hezbollah' during meeting with Aoun

Trump authorizes US airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon following meeting with President Aoun

Read time: 4 min.


Troupes de Tsahal au Liban lors de l'opération "Flèches du Nord", en 2024

3 min

Defense News

Israel and Lebanon begin US-backed security pilot to accelerate Hezbollah's disarmament

The Lebanese army has warned civilians to avoid affected areas as Israeli, Lebanese, and US officials coordinate the first phase of a new security arrangement

Read time: 3 min.


View of a village in southern Lebanon during an Israeli military operation, May 17, 2026

3 min

Middle East

Pilot zone operations begin in three Lebanese villages, only one of which Israel is currently occupying

Pilot zone operations mark the first tangible step under a framework agreement negotiated with US mediation since late June

Read time: 3 min.


Une quarantaine de terroristes du Hezbollah retranchés dans un tunnel sur la crête d'Ali Taher. Archive

3 min

Defense News

Lebanon: Israeli forces surround Hezbollah fighters in tunnel network - report

IDF are preparing for the possibility that the encircled fighters may attempt to break through the siege or launch attacks against Israeli positions

Read time: 3 min.


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