Hezbollah (/ ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː / HEZ-bə-LAH; 52 Arabic: حزب الله, romanized:Ḥizbu 'llāh, pronounced [ħizbuˈɫːaːh], lit.'Party of God ') b is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. 53[24] Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, [54] and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese P...

2 days ago · Hezbollah is a militant group and political party that emerged in Lebanon following the Israeli invasion of that country in 1982. The group gained prestige after a 34-day war with Israel in 2006 and became increasingly prominent in Lebanese politics thereafter.

Oct 29, 2024 · Hezbollah wields significant power in Lebanon, where it operates as both a Shiite Muslim political party and militant group. It violently opposes Israel and Western powers operating in the Middle...

1 day ago · US pressure campaign to accelerate the disarming of Hezbollah is putting Lebanese government in a difficult position.

14 hours ago · Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he hopes Iran-backed Hezbollah can be disarmed this year, following an Israeli military campaign last year that left the group decapitated and significantly ...

Feb 14, 2025 · Hezbollah emerged out of Shia militias formed to resist Israel after its invasion of southern Lebanon in 1982, during Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war. Its name means "Party of God" in Arabic....

Apr 8, 2025 · As calls for Lebanon's Hezbollah to disarm gain momentum, a senior Hezbollah official told Reuters the group is ready to hold talks with the Lebanese president about its weapons if Israel ...

1 day ago · Hezbollah was the only group that refused to disarm after Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war. Bolstered by an arsenal once considered more powerful than that of the Lebanese army, it long presented ...

Sep 24, 2024 · Founded in 1982 during Lebanon’s civil war, Hezbollah was initially devoted to ending Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon. It achieved that in 2000 following a long war of attrition that...

Oct 1, 2024 · Established in response to the 1982 to Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, Hezbollah has since evolved into one of the most powerful factions within modern Lebanon, one that combines domestic and...