Following threats coming from the Lebanese army and Hezbollah, the terrorist group that exercises full military and political control over Lebanon, Israel has sent a message that it is not seeking confrontation with its northern neighbor, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Israel’s message to Lebanon was carried by David Satterfield,...

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The United States and Argentina announced on Sunday that they will be working together to tackle Hezbollah’s financial networks in Latin America. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Argentinian counterpart Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie confirmed during a news conference that they will cooperate to drain the Iranian-backed terror...

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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis has accused Lebanese officials of allowing Iran to turn the country into “one big missile factory,” in a rare Arabic language opinion piece published Sunday by Lebanese news outlets. In the article which was published in Voice of Beirut and Israeli...

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Members of Parliament on Thursday supported a non-binding resolution in the House of Commons to proscribe Hezbollah as a terrorist organization under UK terrorism legislation. There was widespread support for the move to proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah. Currently, only the military wing is defined as a terrorist organization...

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Ahead of a vote in the House of Commons Thursday to designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization, two experts have urged Members of Parliament to recognize that there is no distinction between the so-called “political” and “military” wings of the Lebanon-based group. A recent poll showed that...

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A Lebanese military court has handed down a six-month prison sentence to a journalist for comments critical of the Lebanese army, highlighting the close ties the army has with Hezbollah, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Hanin Ghaddar, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy known for her...

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It is difficult to expose the truth and seek justice when there is no trust in the legal system and there’s a lack of judicial independence facilitating impunity. Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman fought against all odds and was murdered in his quest for justice. In 1997, Nisman became involved in...

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In the wake of a Politico report last month that the Obama administration dismantled an investigation into Hezbollah’s drug smuggling in order to secure the nuclear deal with Iran, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the formation of a team to investigate the terror group’s involvement in the drug trade, Politico reported...

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Lebanon’s foreign minister has come under fire from other members of the government for saying in an interview earlier this week that “we are not against Israel living in security,” Reuters reported Thursday. Gebran Bassil made the comments in an interview with al-Mayadin television channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, on...

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Syrian troops supported by Iranian-backed militias and Hezbollah are on the verge of capturing a rebel-held village at the foot of Mt. Hermon, just seven miles from the border with Israel, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. Rebels in the village of Mugr al Meer report that they are being attacked by “heavy...

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