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Hezbollah is a Lebanese paramilitary group and political celebration that is instantly supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Within the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel, and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, there have been escalating assaults between Hezbollah and Israel throughout the border they share.
As we speak on the present: a historical past of Hezbollah.
Friends:
Kim Ghattas, journalist and writer of Black Wave.
Sune Haugbolle, professor of World Center East Research at Roskilde College in Denmark.
Aurélie Daher, affiliate professor at Paris-Dauphine College and a Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, and writer of Hezbollah: Mobilization and Energy.
Matthew Levitt, professor at Georgetown College and writer of Hezbollah: The World Footprint of Lebanon’s Get together of God.
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