Hezbollah
Lebanese political party and militant group
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| 2025 | According to Saudi Al-Hadath Channel, 400 Hezbollah field commanders left Lebanon with their families, relocating to South American countries including Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil, reportedly due to concerns about monitoring following the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. |
| April 2025 | A multinational investigation uncovered a Hezbollah logistics network in Europe, involving Spain, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, leading to arrests and the disruption of a drone component procurement operation. |
| April 1 2025 | Israeli strike on southern Beirut suburbs killed Hassan Bdeir ('Hajj Rabih'), a key Hezbollah figure related to the Palestinian cause, and his son Ali Bdeir. |
| March 31 2025 | Lebanese Army and UNIFIL forces enter a major Hezbollah weapons and storage camp in East Zawtar, near the Litani River, in a significant development challenging the group's military infrastructure. |
| 2024 | Hezbollah withdraws majority of its military infrastructure from southern Lebanon, transferring control to the Lebanese army in response to regional changes and the weakening of the Axis of Resistance. |
| 2024 | Syrian Hezbollah withdrew from Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, marking the end of their direct military involvement in the Syrian Civil War. |
| December 2024 | Fall of Assad's Baathist regime in Syria further weakened Hezbollah as a Lebanese ally. |
| December 3 2024 | An Israeli airstrike near Damascus killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army. |
| November 2024 | A ceasefire deal is signed between Israel and Hezbollah, ending 13 months of conflict, with Hezbollah agreeing to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon. |
| November 17 2024 | Hezbollah's media relations chief, Mohammed Afif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Syrian Ba'ath Party headquarters in Beirut. |
| October 8 2024 | During the Gaza war, Hezbollah launches guided rockets and artillery shells at Israeli-occupied positions in Shebaa Farms, marking a significant escalation of tensions. |
| October 4 2024 | An Israeli air strike on southern Beirut suburbs killed Hashem Safieddine, Head of Hezbollah's Executive Council and likely successor to Nasrallah. |
| September 27 2024 | An Israeli Air Force airstrike in Dahieh killed Hezbollah's supreme leader Hassan Nasrallah and southern front commander Ali Karaki since 1982. |
| September 20 2024 | Ibrahim Aqil, a senior commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut. |
| July 30 2024 | Israeli air strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah senior commander and founding member of its armed wing, Fuad Shukr. |
| June 17 2024 | Hezbollah announced the Hud Hud II, an Iranian manufactured unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle, as part of their arsenal. |
| April 2024 | An Argentinian court officially ruled that Hezbollah was responsible for the 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish community center bombing, which was carried out at the direction of the Iranian government. |
| April 2024 | Hezbollah supporters fly the flag during demonstrations in New York City as part of protests against the Gaza war, despite the entire group being listed as a terrorist organization in the United States. |
| December 30 2023 | United States Department of Justice announced charges against Samuel Salman El Reda for conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization, related to past terrorist activities. |
| November 2023 | Brazilian police arrested two men with links to Hezbollah in Latin America who were planning to attack Jewish communities in Brazil. The plot was foiled with assistance from Mossad. Police executed 11 search warrants related to extremist recruitment in São Paulo and Minas Gerais. |
| October 2023 | Hezbollah goes to war with Israel. Hassan Nasrallah is assassinated after 32 years of leadership, along with other key Hezbollah leadership members. |
| October 30 2023 | Syrian Hezbollah militants conducted rocket attacks targeting U.S. forces stationed at Conoco gas fields in eastern Syria, demonstrating the group's active military engagement against U.S. military presence. |
| October 8 2023 | Hezbollah launched guided rockets and artillery shells at Israeli-occupied positions in Shebaa Farms during the Gaza war, marking a significant escalation. |
| September 2023 | United States Department of State designated Hezbollah in Latin America and associated operatives as terrorists. |
| 2021 | Hezbollah in Latin America members planned to assassinate an Israeli national in Colombia as revenge for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. |
| October 18 2021 | Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed in a public speech that the organization's military structure includes 100,000 trained Lebanese fighters. |
| 2020 | Following the Beirut port explosion, Hezbollah is accused of obstructing accountability efforts. |
| April 30 2020 | Germany banned Hezbollah entirely following a 2018 research initiative that revealed strong links between Hezbollah and illegal activities in the country. |
| August 2019 | Israeli drones reportedly destroyed a Beirut factory responsible for developing long-range precision missiles for Hezbollah. |
| March 2019 | Home Secretary Sajid Javid adds Hezbollah's political wing to the list of proscribed terrorist organisations, effectively outlawing the flying of the Hezbollah flag in Britain. |
| February 25 2019 | UK parliament announced plans to classify Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, stating that UK authorities could no longer distinguish between the group's military and political wings. |
| 2018 | Israeli deputy defense minister Eliyahu Ben Dahan estimated Hezbollah had more than 120,000 missiles. |
| 2018 | Israeli military leadership assessed Hezbollah's standing army at 45,000 battle-tested fighters. |
| 2018 | U.S. official estimates placed Hezbollah's military budget at $700 million. |
| December 2018 | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered several cross-border offensive tunnels extending from Lebanese territory into northern Israel during Operation Northern Shield. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) subsequently confirmed the existence of these tunnels. |
| March 22 2018 | Hassan Nasrallah issued a statement outlining priorities for the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, with rooting out corruption as the foremost priority. |
| 2017 | United States arrested two Hezbollah in Latin America members, Samer el Debek and Ali Kourani, who were plotting to attack the Israeli embassy. Debek received paramilitary training in a Hezbollah-funded base in Panama. |
| 2017 | Janes assessment estimated Hezbollah's military strength at more than 20,000+ full-time fighters and approximately 20,000+ reservists. |
| February 16 2016 | General Secretary Nasrallah threatened to use rockets and ammonia containers at Haifa port, comparing their potential impact to a nuclear bomb. |
| 2015 | Hezbollah's rocket stock had grown tenfold since the 2006 war, significantly expanding its rocket arsenal. |
| January 18 2015 | Targeted in an attack in Quneitra, Syria, resulting in the death of Jihad Mughniyeh (son of Imad Mughniyeh) and other Hezbollah members. |
| January 18 2015 | Hezbollah launched an ambush against an Israeli military convoy in the Shebaa Farms, killing 2 and wounding 7 Israeli soldiers. |
| October 23 2013 | Hezbollah received a second delivery of 270 tons of ammonium nitrate, transported by plane, likely by Mahan Air. |
| July 2013 | The European Union designated Hezbollah's armed wing as a terrorist organization, based on concerns over its role in the 2012 Burgas bus bombing and involvement in the Syrian civil war. |
| July 16 2013 | Hezbollah received a first delivery of 270 tons of ammonium nitrate from Iran to Lebanon. |
| May 25 2013 | Leader Hassan Nasrallah publicly confirmed Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian Civil War, fighting against Islamic extremists alongside Assad's forces. |
| May 25 2013 | Hassan Nasrallah publicly announces Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian Civil War, fighting against Islamic extremists supporting Assad's regime. |
| May 12 2013 | Hezbollah, alongside Syrian army, attempted to retake part of Qusayr during the Syrian Civil War. |
| 2012 | Construction reportedly began on two underground weapons factories in Lebanon's Bekaa valley region, allegedly established by Iran to produce Fateh-110 missiles and other weapons. |
| 2012 | Hezbollah begins active involvement in the Syrian Civil War, supporting the Assad regime and fighting against Syrian opposition groups. |
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