The Telegraph reported on Saturday that Hamas is seeking to replenish its supply of weapons from North Korea. Defense editor Con Coughlin reported that Hamas has reportedly already made a down payment to the North Koreans. “Hamas is looking for ways to replenish its stocks of missiles because of the large...

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Wednesday, a U.S. federal judge ruled that North Korea and Iran were liable for damages caused by Hebollah rocket fire into Israel. According to The Sacramento Bee: The two countries are liable because they “provided material support and assistance to the Hezbollah terrorists who fired the rockets at Israel,” U.S. District...

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Clashes along the Syria-Lebanon border on Monday killed more than a dozen people, less than a week after Washington leveled sanctions against a Beirut-based network of companies believed to be supplying resources to the terror group: Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in...

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As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

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The Treasury Department on Thursday leveled sanctions against a Beirut-based network of companies spanning the Middle East and China: Hezbollah relies heavily on front companies such as Stars Group Holding, which continue to procure dual-use material for the organization to enhance its military capabilities. Stars Group Holding has covertly purchased...

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Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) believes a couple of extremist Islamist groups are preparing for multiple attacks within Lebanon, with the main threat coming from ISIS. A military court charged 28 people with membership of ISIS on July 7. Seven others are already in custody. The charges leveled against the...

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A July 1 poll from Pew Research suggests that worries about the spread of violent Islamist extremism are increasing throughout the Middle East: …from civil war to suicide bombings, plague the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, concern about Islamic extremism is high among countries with substantial Muslim populations… in the Middle East,...

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On Wednesday the the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014. The Jerusalem Post reports: The Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014, introduced by US Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), includes a provision to sanction foreign financial institutions that knowingly...

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The Associated Press reported on a suicide bombing in a Beirut hotel Wednesday: The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks and security scares in Lebanon over the past week that have sparked fears of renewed violence in a country that has been deeply affected by the civil...

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Back-to-back car bombings on Friday and Monday – which targeted military officials and civilians in areas of Lebanon critical to Hezbollah – have renewed worries that blowback generated by the Iran-backed terror group’s participation in regional Sunni-Shiite conflicts may end up dragging Lebanon into those conflicts. The incidents were the...

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