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Hezbollah, which translates as "Party of Allah," is an Islamist political organization based in Lebanon. It emerged after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982, and is affiliated with Iran.

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A boy in southern Lebanon holds the bars of a black fence that has clothes hanging from the top

Lebanon: Israel-Hezbollah border clashes displace thousands

Lebanon: Israel-Hezbollah border clashes displace thousands

Hezbollah and the Israeli Army have been exchanging fire since the Israel-Hamas war began. DW reports from Lebanon.
ConflictsNovember 28, 202303:49 min
A woman stands on the doorsteps of her home in Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona.

'No one knows what will happen next' in Israeli border town

'No one knows what will happen next' in Israeli border town

Israeli residents who live along the border with Lebanon have been ordered to evacuate as life there becomes too risky.
ConflictsNovember 17, 202302:55 min
A protester holds a portrait of Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei during a protest to support the Palestinian people

Iran-Israel rivalry: How it started and how it may escalate

Iran-Israel rivalry: How it started and how it may escalate

While there's been no direct conflict between the two countries, their rivalry goes back decades.
ConflictsNovember 6, 202302:09 min
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah appears on a screen as he addresses his supporters

Hezbollah chief: Wider Middle East conflict possible

Hezbollah chief: Wider Middle East conflict possible

Speaking on TV, Hassan Nasrallah stopped short of saying his militia would join the war between Israel and Hamas.
ConflictsNovember 4, 202302:26 min
Israeli military armoured personnel carriers near Israel's border with Lebanon.

Israel-Hezbollah clashes: Thousands flee southern Lebanon

Israel-Hezbollah clashes: Thousands flee southern Lebanon

Some 30,000 people in southern Lebanon flee as Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces exchange fire.
ConflictsNovember 2, 202303:16 min
Nazih, son of killed Hezbollah member, Mounir Youssef Achour, lies on top of his father's coffin that is carried through a crowd of hudnreds of men

Lebanese flee border region amid tensions with Israel

Lebanese flee border region amid tensions with Israel

Families living near Lebanon's border to Israel are fleeing amid ongoing clashes between Hezbollah and Israel.
ConflictsNovember 1, 202301:34 min
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An Israeli soldier in the turret hatch of one of the Merkava battle tanks amassed near the Lebanese border in the upper Galilee in northern Israel

How Gaza siege could escalate Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Despite limited fighting near Lebanon, Israel's siege of Gaza could reignite their conflict with Hezbollah.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2023
An illustration from the Shadow Diplomats investigation showing several men's heads cropped against a black background with a diplomatic passport in the center

Shadow Diplomats: The global threat of rogue diplomacy

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PoliticsNovember 14, 2022