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Israel steps up southern Lebanon attacks, citing Hezbollah drone attack
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- Sep 27, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC
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Islamist movement and militant group based in Lebanon
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing whose military and security activities have been prohibited by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid the 2026 Lebanon war. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. Its armed strength was assessed to be equivalent to that of a medium-sized army in 2016.
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The June agreement has left key questions over the pace and extent of an Israeli withdrawal unresolved, with Israel maintaining that Hezbollah's disarmament is central to the process.