The late leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group who was killed in an Israeli airstrike days after he took the post was laid to rest in his southern hometown

In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory.

Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group

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"There is an increased Iranian effort to smuggle money to Lebanon for Hezbollah in order to restore its power and status in Lebanon."

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech on February 16 addressing regional and domestic developments, Beirut banning Iranian flights from landing at Hariri International Airport, and Nasrallah's upcoming funeral.

A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded

Israel's defense minister confirmed that the jets were meant to send "a clear message: Those who threaten to destroy Israel and attack Israel, it will be their end." Newsweek has

Hundreds of thousands of people bid farewell to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah at a mass funeral in Beirut on Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in a stunning blow to the Iranian-backed group.

A trailer carrying the coffins of Hezbollah's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and his successor, Hashem Safieddine, passes through the Hezbollah honor guard during a funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburbs | Bilal Hussein/AP BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut and nearby streets on Sunday for the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader,

Hezbollah supporters gathered to pay tribute to Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s former leader, and Hashem Safieddine, another top official, at a funeral service held months after both were killed by Israel.