Since the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Hezbollah has backed the Palestinian militants but stayed out of the conflict. This may change.
have so far been concentrated to the south of the country and the Gaza Strip, but the militant group Hezbollah could pose a threat from the north.
Since the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas Hezbollah, has backed the Palestinian militants but has so far stayed out of the conflict. There are fears that this may change. The group specifically set out to copy the model set out by Ayatollah Khomeini's Iranian Revolution in 1979. Like Hamas, Hezbollah, are backed by the regime in Tehran.Since then it has been an anti-Israel anti-western organisation that has fought in both the Lebanon Civil War and regularly against the IDF.
This, combined with the fact it has become a legitimate part of Lebanese politics, has led to accusations that Hezbollah is a state within a state.Lebanese soldiers stand on a hill that overlooks an Israeli town as a man waves the Palestinian and Hezbollah flags.The country is now bitterly divided between Hezbollah and its allies and opponents, paralysing the political system.
Israel is especially worried about the missiles, which are believed to be aimed at strategic targets like natural gas rigs and power stations.Credit: APHezbollah and Israel have targeted military outposts and positions in brief rocket and shelling exchanges on the border since the outbreak of the conflict with Hamas.
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