Tag: Hezbollah
Former Lebanese minister: Hezbollah needs to be dismantled
Lebanese politician Dr. Ahmed Fatfat, former minister of youth and sports, said in a July 4 interview on MTV (Lebanon) that all the militias in his country—first and foremost Hezbollah—should be dismantled in accordance with the...
Ahead of UNIFIL renewal, Israel escorts international delegation to Lebanon border
The Israeli Foreign Ministry and Israel Defense Forces on Friday escorted a delegation of 12 ambassadors, U.N. Security Council members and representatives from countries contributing to the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on...
Qassem Soleimani’s daughter weds Hezbollah chief’s cousin
Zeinab Soleimani, the 17-year-old daughter of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in January by U.S. forces, just married Riza Safi al-Din, the son of a senior Hezbollah leader. The couple was...
Lebanese judge prohibits media from interviewing US ambassador
A Lebanese judge ruled on Saturday that local and foreign media are prohibited from interviewing the country’s U.S. envoy for an entire year after she criticized Hezbollah in an interview.
Judge Mohamad Mazeh in the...
Kosovo designates Hezbollah in its entirety as terror group
Kosovo designated both the political and military wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist group, announced the country’s prime minister and foreign minister on Tuesday.
Avdullah Hoti tweeted, “The Government of Kosovo supports all global initiatives peace and...
US to grant Hezbollah financier early release from prison
The United States plans to release convicted Hezbollah financier Kassim Tajideen three years into his five-year sentence, due to poor health and the risk of COVID-19 infection in prison, according to court documents.
Tajideen, 64,...
Hezbollah: Precision missiles can hit anywhere in Israel
In a short video clip released on social media on Sunday morning, Lebanese Shi’ite terrorist organization Hezbollah claimed that it can hit any target in Israel with precision missiles.
In the video, Hezbollah leader Hassan...
ADL: Hezbollah school books used in Lebanon incite terror
School textbooks used in Hezbollah-affiliated schools in Lebanon to teach history and other core subjects are filled with systematic and egregious incitement to anti-Semitism and support for terrorism, according to an Anti-Defamation League report...
Hezbollah chief: ‘We will kill’ before giving up weapons
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah issued a warning on Tuesday evening against anyone trying to take advantage of the current unrest in Lebanon to weaken his organization.
“Whoever puts us between the option of withdrawing our...
Austrian parliament resolution calls for banning Hezbollah in EU
Representatives from Austria’s ruling party presented a parliament resolution on Friday calling on the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization.
“Hezbollah wants to destroy Israel and propagates anti-Semitism and spreads radical Islamic...