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The coffin of Hassan Nasrallah is brought out during the funeral ceremony at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

Thousands vow support for Hezbollah at Nasrallah funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah Sunday, after the group was dealt major blows in its last round of hostilities with Israel.

World • 23 Feb

Smoke rises during Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon's plain of Marjayoun, days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect

Israel military strikes Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military said it has carried out strikes against Hezbollah, after detecting activity in southern Lebanon "that posed a threat" days into a ceasefire.

Middle East • 30 Nov 24

Destruction caused as a result of the Israeli airstrike that targeted the vicinity of Rafik Hariri University Hospital in southern Beirut

UN demand 'prompt' probe into strike near Beirut hospital

The UN rights chief has said he is "appalled" by a deadly Israeli strike near a south Beirut hospital, demanding a "prompt and thorough investigation".

Middle East • 22 Oct 24

Palestinians, who took refuge at Nuseirat refugee camp due to Israeli attacks, wait in queue to receive food in Gaza city

Netanyahu promises more war, Hezbollah vows retaliation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's has vowed to press on with Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, dashing hopes that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar might help end more than a year of escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Middle East • 18 Oct 24

Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel

Hezbollah's Fadi rockets: More power, little precision

Fadi, a type of rocket used for the first time by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against Israel, has more explosive power and range than rockets deployed previously, but lacks precision, experts say.

World • 25 Sep 24

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border

Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon, over 1,600 wounded

Monday was Lebanon's deadliest day since the end of its brutal 15-year civil war, a Lebanese official said, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the press.

Middle East • 24 Sep 24

People watch a speech by the leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah from a café in the Sabra camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut

Device attacks 'crossed all red lines' - Hezbollah leader

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief has said that Israel had dealt an "unprecedented" blow to his group, crossing all red lines with device explosions that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days.

Middle East • 20 Sep 24

Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment of the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon

UN head says Lebanon must not become 'another Gaza'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza".

Middle East • 21 Jun 24

Smoke rises over Lebanon after Israeli bombardment yesterday

Hezbollah says Israel will pay 'in blood' over deaths

The Iran-backed Hezbollah group has signalled it would escalate attacks on Israel in response to the deaths of ten Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli attacks this week, while Israel has said it would remove Hezbollah from the border if diplomacy failed.

Middle East • 16 Feb 24

Hezbollah and Lebanon flags (File image)

In northern Israel, farmers are in fear of Hezbollah

The second milking had just finished, with the few remaining residents of kibbutz Dafna persevering under the threat of a new front opening in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza.

World • 31 Oct 23

Hezbollah boasts weapons including precision rockets and drones, and says it can hit all parts of Israel

What is Hezbollah, the group backing Hamas?

The violence on the frontier between Israel and Lebanon is the deadliest escalation since Hezbollah and the Israeli military fought a major war in 2006.

World • 31 Oct 23

Hezbollah says it fired rockets towards Israel

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said it fired "dozens" of rockets at open areas of the disputed Shebaa Farms district, drawing retaliatory Israeli strikes for a second straight day.

World • 06 Aug 21

Armoured vehicles and self-propelled howitzers deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon today

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire near Lebanon border

Hezbollah carried out an operation against the Israeli military today at the Lebanon-Israel border, Lebanese sources familiar with the operation said.

World • 27 Jul 20

Israeli self-propelled artillery guns are positioned near the Lebanese border

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire along Lebanon border

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation and prompting UN calls for restraint.

World • 01 Sep 19

Saad al-Hariri's resignation, which caught even his close aides by surprise, has plunged Lebanon into crisis

Lebanon calls on Saudi to explain PM's resignation

Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia today to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not leave the kingdom and return home.

World • 11 Nov 17

Hezbollah has accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Saad al-Hariri to resign

Saudi Arabia accuses Lebanon of 'declaring war'

Lebanon's outgoing prime minister Saad al-Hariri has made a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates from Saudi Arabia, despite a deepening crisis back home and a rise in regional tensions triggered by his surprise resignation.

News • 07 Nov 17

More than 300 Irish soldiers currently serve in Lebanon as part of UNIFIL

US wants UNIFIL to expand role in southern Lebanon

The United States has said it wants UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon to take on an expanded mission and investigate alleged violations by Hezbollah militias in the area.

News • 08 Aug 17

Mustafa Badreddine was killed near Damascus

Hezbollah blames rebels for killing of Badreddine

Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Syria by artillery shells fired by Sunni Islamist insurgents, according to the Shia Muslim group.

News • 14 May 16

Mustafa Badreddine was one of the highest ranking officials in Hezbollah

Hezbollah commander killed in Syria

Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine has been killed in an attack in Syria, the Lebanese group has said.

News • 13 May 16

Hezbollah commander was killed outside his home

Hezbollah commander killed in Beirut attack

Lebanon's Shia Hezbollah group has said one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in an overnight attack it blamed on Israel.

News • 04 Dec 13

One of the nine Lebanese pilgrims abducted by rebels in Syria is welcomed home in Beirut after after 17 months in captivity

Joy at Lebanon-Turkey hostage swap deal

Jubilant scenes in Lebanon and Turkey has greeted the return home of nine Lebanese and two Turkish hostages freed in a swap deal.

News • 20 Oct 13

Hezbollah was set up with the help of Iranian funds and military advisers three decades ago

Iran condemns EU over Hezbollah blacklisting

Iran has condemned the European Union's decision to put the armed wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on its terrorism blacklist.

News • 23 Jul 13

A Hezbollah flag flies as a member of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon stands in a lookout tower

EU to put Hezbollah's military wing on terror list

European Union governments agreed this morning to put the military wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on the EU terror list, diplomats said.

News • 22 Jul 13

The blast happened in a stronghold of the Lebanese Shia Hezbollah group

Car bomb explodes at Beirut shopping centre

At least 53 people were wounded when a car bomb hit a shopping centre in Beirut's southern suburbs.

News • 09 Jul 13

Hezbollah has sent guerillas to fight in Syria

Concern over deportations from Gulf Arab states

Gulf Arab states are punishing Hezbollah for its role in Syria by expelling Lebanese expatriates linked to the group.

News • 06 Jul 13