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Videos also show guided strikes on military installations on the Israeli side of the country's northern border with Lebanon. ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES. Hezbollah said on Oct. 29 it had shot down an ...
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Hezbollah's desire for Israeli prisoners that could be exchanged with Israel led to Hezbollah's abduction of Israeli soldiers, which triggered the 2006 Lebanon War. [42] The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel. The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military.
Hezbollah has not deployed suicide bombers against a military target since December 30, 1999, but may have been prepared to do so during the 2006 Lebanon War. [107] Hezbollah was an outlier in its use of suicide bombings, as around 85% of Hezbollah suicide bombings attack military targets. [ 140 ]
The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah is estimated to have stockpiles of up to 200,000 missiles. They would likely be able to breach Israel's Iron Dome air-defense system, experts say.
Hezbollah is believed to be the most heavily armed non-state group in the world. Here’s a look at their military arsenal and how it compares to Israel.
Shortly after the onset of the Israel–Hamas war in October 2023, Hezbollah joined the conflict, citing solidarity with Palestinians. [25] On 8 October 2023, Hezbollah started firing guided rockets and artillery shells at Israeli positions in the Shebaa Farms, which it said was in solidarity with Palestinians following the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and beginning of Israeli bombing ...
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