ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH WAR

Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed terrorist organization that has targeted Israel since its founding in 1982. Acting as a central proxy for the Iranian regime, Hezbollah is funded, armed, and trained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, receiving more than $700 million annually to advance the Iranian regime’s extremist ideology across Lebanon and beyond.

Since the beginning days of the Israel-Hamas War: Gaza, massive rocket barrages and attempted infiltrations from Lebanon forced millions of Israeli civilians in the north into shelters or displacement.

Hezbollah’s stated objective is explicit and uncompromising: The destruction of Israel, a goal repeatedly voiced by its leadership and embedded in its ideology.

Under longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah has evolved into the world’s most heavily armed terrorist organization, combining military power with political influence inside Lebanon. It maintains tens of thousands of fighters and an enormous arsenal of rockets, missiles, and UAVs, many of which have been fired into Israel since October 2023, killing civilians and displacing entire communities.

Beyond Israel, Hezbollah has a long record of global terrorism, including deadly attacks from Beirut to Buenos Aires that killed hundreds of civilians and U.S. service members. Recognized as a terrorist organization by numerous Western countries, Hezbollah’s history and actions emphasize that its threat extends far beyond Israel, reflecting its broader role in Iran’s campaign against the West.