Tag: Hezbollah
IDF updates 2020 security assessment following Soleimani strike
According to a report submitted on Tuesday by Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) outlining its security and defense projections for 2020, while the chances of a war being launched against Israel are low, there...
Hezbollah’s plan for precision missile factories risks new escalation in 2020
While it remains too soon to know the full implications of the assassination of Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani, and many questions remain, Iran’s malign activity in the Middle East looks set to...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah threatens US forces in the Middle East
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the U.S. military “will pay a price” for the assassination in Iraq on Friday of Iranian Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the AP reported.
In a speech broadcast...
German parliament passes resolution aimed to outlaw Hezbollah activities
The German parliament passed a resolution on Thursday calling on the federal government to outlaw activities by the terrorist organization Hezbollah.
The nonbinding measure was backed by the two major parties that consist of Germany’s...
Hezbollah member gets 40 years for assisting group in planning New York attacks
A former Uggs salesman was sentenced on Tuesday to 40 years in prison for working as a “sleeper” agent for Hezbollah while living in the Bronx, assisting the terrorist group in planning attacks on...
Lebanon crisis and US aid freeze put Hezbollah in the spotlight
Violent clashes broke out in Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday night, making it three straight nights of clashes in a row, as anti-corruption protests that began five weeks ago push Lebanon...
Members of Congress send bipartisan letter to UN, urging it to confront Hezbollah
A bipartisan group of 240 members of Congress have sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres, calling on the international community to confront the terrorist group Hezbollah.
More than 13 years ago, the...
US rejects Israeli request to condition financial assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
The United States has rejected a request from Israel to condition U.S. assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which has supported the U.S.-designated terrorist group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson told JNS that the...
Twitter suspends accounts affiliated with Hamas and Hezbollah
Social-networking service Twitter has suspended numerous accounts affiliated with the terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah, according to media reports on Saturday.
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television station protested on Saturday that most of its Twitter accounts had...
Report: US withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon
The United States is withholding $105 million in security assistance for Lebanon, reported Reuters on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials.
This development comes as Israel has reportedly asked the United States and other countries to condition assistance to...