The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the UNIFIL mission in south Lebanon for another year under tougher conditions in a move that was hailed by United States Ambassador Nikki Haley as a critical decision to “ensure that this peacekeeping mission has the power and the will to do its...

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The head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, Maj.- Gen. Herzi Halevi, in a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Jerusalem this week, warned that Hezbollah is tightening its grip on Lebanon. Citing serious and prolonged violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by the terrorist group, Halevi called...

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Hezbollah has used drones for the first time to attack ISIS positions, bunkers, and fortifications in the Western Qalamoun area near the border with Lebanon. Video footage of the attack was released by its Al-Mayadeen media network on Monday afternoon. Hezbollah says this is the first time it has used...

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Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are fighting side by side against ISIS in northeastern Lebanon, further demonstrating the control the Iranian-backed terror group exerts over its host country. Though some public statements denied that the two forces were coordinating their efforts, Reuters reported that one commander representing the...

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Hezbollah’s recent defeat of Sunni jihadist near the Lebanon-Syria border and subsequent prisoner exchange underscores the degree to which Hezbollah and Lebanon are indivisible, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The partnership received greater attention after President Donald Trump praised the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri for its efforts to fight terrorist groups including...

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Hezbollah: A Major Threat to Homeland Security The Iranian proxy group Hezbollah continues to be a major force for instability in the Middle East and poses a direct threat to the United States, domestically and abroad. Nicholas J. Rasmussen, head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, recently assessed that Hezbollah has developed into...

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Hezbollah’s effective control over Lebanon will undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to counter all terror threats in the Middle East, an expert on Lebanon argued in an analysis published Wednesday in Tablet Magazine. Tony Badran, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote that Trump’s praise for...

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The Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah recently claimed several victories against Sunni jihadists in the Lebanon-Syria border region, with the help of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Since launching its offensive on Friday, the Iranian proxy shared multiple videos documenting its advances, the Long War Journal reported. In one clip, its fighters are seen...

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New details have emerged about underground weapons factories that Iran is building for its proxy group Hezbollah in Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported Monday. The existence of the factories was first reported in March by a Kuwaiti newspaper quoting an unnamed Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) general. Last...

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Israel’s chief of staff has revealed that the Israel Defense Forces will take measures against an Iranian built missile factory run by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Addressing the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said that dealing with the factory is the IDF’s top priority and that “we’re...

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