Hezbollah

February 19, 2023 | Mimi Nguyen Ly

Syria Says Israeli Airstrikes Hit Buildings in Damascus, At Least 5 Dead

Airstrikes from Israel that hit a neighborhood in Syria’s Damascus known to have heavily-guarded Iranian installations have killed at least five people, according to Syrian state news. Syrian state media agency SANA reported, citing a military source, that Israel had carried out airstrikes targeting several areas in Syria’s capital shortly after midnight on Sunday morning. Loud explosions […]

August 8, 2021 | The Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister: Lebanon Responsible for Attacks, Hezbollah or Not

TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s prime minister said Sunday he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched from its territory, whether the Hezbollah terrorist group launched the weapons or not. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s comments came days after one of the heaviest flareups in violence between Israel and Hezbollah in several years and indicated Israel […]

August 6, 2021 | Lorenz Duchamps

Hezbollah Terrorists Launch Barrage of Rockets Into Israel as ‘Retaliation’

Lebanese terrorists confirmed on Friday it has launched a heavy barrage of rockets as a response to attacks at an artillery launch site in southern Lebanon by the Israeli military a day earlier. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed designated terrorist organization, said in a statement the attack with nearly 20 rockets was a retaliation to Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes, which […]

May 11, 2021 | Reuters

Blinken Calls Hezbollah ‘Threat,’ US Blacklists 7 Lebanese Nationals

WASHINGTON—The United States on Tuesday called on governments worldwide to take action against Lebanon’s Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, as the Treasury Department sanctioned seven Lebanese nationals it said were connected to the group and its financial firm, Al-Qard al-Hassan (AQAH). “The threat that Hizballah (Hezbollah) poses to the United States, our allies, and interests in […]

April 28, 2021 | Reuters

Israeli Military Says It Downed Hezbollah Drone on Lebanon Border

JERUSALEM—Israeli forces brought down a drone belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that crossed into northern Israel from Lebanon on Tuesday, the Israeli military said. In a statement, the military said that earlier in the day troops had located another Hezbollah drone that also had been downed along the border with Lebanon several weeks ago. […]

December 31, 2019 | Venus Upadhayaya

Pompeo Calls Israel, Saudi Arabia, and UAE After US Strike on Hezbollah

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke on the phone with the state heads of Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Dec. 30, a day after the United States conducted defensive strikes, including on the headquarters of the Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades terrorist group. The Sunday strikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah targets in Iraq and Syria were conducted two days […]

December 20, 2019 | Reuters

Hezbollah-Backed Newly Named Lebanon Prime Minister Vows to Form Government Quickly

Lebanon’s newly named prime minister said on Thursday he would quickly form a government to pull the country out of economic crisis after he was designated with backing from Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies.

August 30, 2019 | Reuters

Sanctions-Hit Lebanese Bank Denies Hezbollah Ties

BEIRUT—Lebanon’s central bank said it would guarantee all “legitimate deposits” in the newly sanctioned Jammal Trust Bank, which on Friday rejected U.S. allegations that it helps to fund Iran-backed Hezbollah. Washington hit the bank and its subsidiaries with sanctions on Thursday for allegedly facilitating the financial activities of the Shi’ite Hezbollah movement in Lebanon. The […]

January 15, 2019 | Reuters

In Lebanon, U.S. State Department Official Calls Hezbollah ‘Unacceptable’

BEIRUT—The U.S. State Department criticized Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group Jan. 14 for digging tunnels into Israel and stockpiling rockets, as Washington steps up efforts to isolate Tehran. In recent weeks, Israeli forces uncovered tunnels they said were dug by Hezbollah, and Lebanon complained about Israel’s construction of a barrier along disputed parts of the border. […]

May 18, 2018 | Reuters

New US Sanctions Hit at Hezbollah-Linked Financier, Companies

WASHINGTON–The United States sought on Thursday to further choke off funding sources for Iranian-backed Hezbollah, imposing sanctions on its representative to Iran, as well as a major financier and his five companies in Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East. The U.S. Treasury said Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi was a Hezbollah financier operating through Belgium, Lebanon […]

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