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Hezbollah declared its existence on 16 February 1985 in "The Hizballah Program". This document [6] was read by spokesman Sheikh Ibrahim al-Amin at the al-Ouzai Mosque in west Beirut and simultaneously published in al-Safir as "The Hizballah Program, an open letter to all the Oppressed in Lebanon and the World", and a separate pamphlet that was first published in full in English in 1987.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part of a series on Hezbollah Ideology History Flag Foreign relations Funding Headquarters Political activities Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc 2008 conflict in Lebanon 2006–2008 Lebanese political protests Doha Agreement Hezbollah–Iran relations Hezbollah–Russia relations Military activities ...
Over the years, Hezbollah, the Shia Muslim militia, political and social movement, cemented its position as Lebanon's most powerful group. Backed by Iran, it built a military force more formidable ...
Hezbollah won 7 seats at the 1996 election and 10 at the 2000 election. The Bloc and Amal formed and dominate the March 8 Alliance. At the 2005 election, the Alliance won 27.3% of the seats, including all 23 seats in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah and Amal won 14 seats each. [4] Both parties have been part of national unity governments since ...
The political shake-up in Lebanon — which operates a sectarian power-sharing system — comes in the wake of Hezbollah's costly conflict with Israel.. The group had been exchanging strikes with ...
Lebanon's Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces across the border since its Palestinian ally Hamas in Gaza and Israel went to war on Oct. 7. The violence on the frontier between ...
Furthermore, most of the Sunni Arab world sees Hezbollah as an agent of Iranian influence, and therefore, would like to see their power in Lebanon diminished. [488] Egypt , Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have condemned Hezbollah's actions, saying that "the Arabs and Muslims can't afford to allow an irresponsible and adventurous organization like ...
U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war that ...