Hezbollah
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Leadership | Hassan Nasrallah |
|---|---|
| Founders | Imad Mughniyah |
| Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah | |
| Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur | |
| Founded | Southern Lebanon |
| Lebanon | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 809949 |
About Hezbollah
Hezbollah —also transliterated Hizbullah, Hizballah, etc. —is a Shi'a Islamist political party and militant group based in Lebanon. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese parliament.
Suspects held over alleged Hezbollah plot in Brazil
...By Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsAn alleged plot to attack Jews in Brazil has been foiled following the arrest of two men suspected of being linked to the Islamist group Hezbollah...
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...By Orla GuerinBBC News, BeirutThe second in command of Hezbollah - the powerful Iranian backed militia in Lebanon - has said Israel s killing of civilians in Gaza risks wider war in the Middle East...
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah to break silence on Israel-Gaza war
...By Hugo BachegaBBC Middle East correspondent, southern LebanonHassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah, is expected to address his followers on Friday, his first public comments since the Israel-Hamas war broke out...
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... Could this lead to World War Three? Craig Johnson in Skelmersdale, UK asks: If Iran gets directly involved in the conflict, would that prompt the US and its allies to directly join the war? And could this lead to a third world war? Jeremy Bowen, our international editor, reporting from southern Israel, says: When asked about the possibility of intervention by Iran or its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, Joe Biden said: " Don t...
Israel sends soldiers to north fearing attack from Hezbollah in Lebanon
... Later, at least three Hezbollah militants were killed as the Israeli military attacked sites in Lebanon in response to mortar fire...
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... The government s key allies in the civil war - Russia, Iran and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah - have committed aid to government-controlled areas of Syria...
Qasem Soleimani: crisis in mid-East friends and foes on the edge
... In the table is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; house master of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi; and Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Iran s Lebanese allies, the militant Hezbollah movement...
Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria
... The head of the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said two Lebanese nationals had been killed in the Israeli strike, which he said targeted Hezbollah positions...
Suspects held over alleged Hezbollah plot in Brazil
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
An alleged plot to attack Jews in Brazil has been foiled following the arrest of two men suspected of being linked to The Islamist group Hezbollah .
The arrests were made in Sao Paulo on Wednesday during what police said was an operation to " disrupt the preparation of terrorist attacks".
Brazilian authorities added other raids were carried out across the country.
The Israeli Prime Minister 's office said its spy agency Mossad worked with Brazilian law enforcement.
Brazil is home to Latin America 's second largest Jewish community.
In a statement Brazil's Federal Police said 11 search and seizure raids were executed in Sao Paulo , the capital Brasilia and The State of Minas Gerais.
Recruiters face charges of involvement in a terrorist organisation and participating in preparations for terrorist acts - and could face maximum prison sentences of 15 and a half years if convicted.
According to AFP news agency Mossad said it had helped to " foil a terrorist attack in Brazil" which it added was " planned by the Hezbollah terrorist organization, directed and financed by the Iranian regime".
In a statement Mossad said the planned attacks targeted " Israeli and Jewish targets in Brazil".
" This Was an extensive network that operated in additional countries, " Mossad added.
While Mossad did not name The Other countries, AFP said security experts have long tracked alleged Hezbollah operations in South America 's " tri-border area" between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
" Given the backdrop of The War in Gaza . . Hezbollah and the Iranian regime are continuing to operate around The World in order to attack Israeli, Jewish and Western targets, " Mossad's statement added.
Hezbollah is a Shia Muslim organisation which exerts significant political influence in Lebanon and controls the country's most powerful armed force.
It was established in the early 1980s and like Hamas in the Gaza Strip is considered a terrorist organisation by the UK, the US, Israel, Gulf Arab countries and other nations.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
