The Israel Defense Forces destroyed what it said were two large weapon depots belonging to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization inside Lebanon.
The strikes reportedly occurred near the coastal city of Sidon, which is roughly thirty miles north of the Israel-Lebanon border.
&#8220;IDF fighter jets struck two Hezbollah weapons storage facilities adjacent to the city of Sidon in Lebanon,&#8221; the IDF said in a statement. &#8220;The strike was carried out in response to the launch of a UAV toward the Lower Galilee in northern Israel.&#8221;
&#8220;An examination of the incident suggests that the UAV was most likely launched from Lebanon by the Hezbollah terrorist organization earlier today,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;The incident is under review. Furthermore, over the last few hours, IDF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the areas of Meiss El Jabal and al-Adisa in Lebanon.&#8221;
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Intense Israeli airstrike in the Sidon area, Lebanon a short time ago. <a href="https://t.co/1UB1e5Kq2D">pic.twitter.com/1UB1e5Kq2D</a>
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Hezbollah is considered to be the most powerful and well armed terrorist group in the world thanks to receiving roughly $1 billion a year from Iran.
The group has 20,000 to 25,000 full-time fighters with tens of thousands more in reserves, according to the <a href="https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/hezbollah-and-lebanon-an-in-depth-examination-under-hassan-nasrallah-s-leadership/">IDF</a>.
Hezbollah&#8217;s arsenal consists of 17 air-to-surface missile systems, 100 anti-ship missiles (range: 200 km),  hundreds of UAVs (range: 400km), hundreds of precision guided missiles (range: 70-250 km), 400 long-range rockets and Missiles (range: 180-700 km), 4,800 middle-range rockets (range: 40-180 km), 65,000 short range rockets (range: 20-40 km), and 140,000 mortars.

Israeli jets launch airstrikes near Sidon in southern Lebanon

WATCH: IDF Obliterates Hezbollah Weapon Depots Deep Inside Lebanon

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An alleged Israeli airstrike on Tuesday killed a top Hezbollah commander who was responsible for launching suicide drone attacks on Israel, including an attack earlier in the day.
The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-drone-hits-idf-base-in-safed-israel-said-to-kill-3-terrorists-in-lebanon/">reported</a> that Ali Hussein Barji was the commander of Hezbollah’s aerial forces and was &#8220;responsible for the launching of explosive-laden unmanned aircraft at northern Israel and flying surveillance drones to collect intelligence.&#8221;
The Iranian-backed Islamic terrorist group launched multiple suicide drones in an attack on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) base in northern Israel on Tuesday morning in response to the IDF neutralizing top Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists in recent days.
&#8220;Hezbollah acknowledges the deaths of four members so far today, including drone commander Ali Hussein Burji,&#8221; said Joe Truzman, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). &#8220;It&#8217;s becoming clear in the last days that Israel has an intelligence advantage over Hezbollah as commanders are being eliminated in strikes. This is not an ideal situation for [Hezbollah leader Hassan] Nasrallah.&#8221;
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Hezbollah acknowledges the deaths of four members so far today, including drone commander Ali Hussein Burji. It&#39;s becoming clear in the last days that Israel has an intelligence advantage over Hezbollah as commanders are being eliminated in strikes. This is not an ideal situation… <a href="https://t.co/lktbnSqjJ0">pic.twitter.com/lktbnSqjJ0</a>
&mdash; Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeTruzman/status/1744756607878299661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The strike to kill Barji took place in the town of Khirbet Selm near a funeral procession for another top Hezbollah commander, Wissam al-Tawil, whom Israel terminated in an airstrike on Monday.
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It appears a vehicle was targeted in the southern Lebanon village of Kherbet Selm. The strike took place near the funeral procession of Hezbollah commander Wissam Taweel. <a href="https://t.co/dv0CRRtLMD">pic.twitter.com/dv0CRRtLMD</a>
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Al-Tawil, the top commander of Hezbollah&#8217;s elite Radwan force, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-hezbollah-official-killed-in-airstrike">killed</a> when a missile blew up an SUV he was riding in. The Radwan force exists with the goal of being able to infiltrate and overrun Israel’s northern border.
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Video of the aftermath showed the vehicle was destroyed by the airstrike, which occurred just a few miles away from the Israeli border. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had conducted “a series of strikes” in the area against Hezbollah targets but did not comment specifically on the strike that hit Tawil.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-commander.html">noted</a> that Tawil’s death was a significant blow to Hezbollah as Al Manar, a Hezbollah-owned Lebanese broadcaster, and media controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) showed images of Tawil alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian general and terrorist mastermind Qasem Soleimani.
“Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a totally unnecessary war,” said Eylon Levy, an Israeli government spokesman. “We are now at a fork in the road. Either Hezbollah backs off, hopefully as part of a diplomatic solution, or we will push it away.”

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Alleged Israeli Airstrike Kills Hezbollah Drone Commander Responsible For Attacks

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Israel is considering launching a major military operation against Hezbollah after months of harassment and threats from the terror group, alarming some U.S. officials.
Hezbollah has threatened Israel on its northern border from Lebanon for months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, murdering roughly 1,200 people and taking hostage hundreds more. Warnings from Israel that it intends to put a stop to Hezbollah’s threats have alarmed the Biden administration, which fears a growing Middle East conflict, according to The Washington Post.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has warned in recent days that Israel’s patience for Hezbollah is wearing thin and that a major military operation may be launched soon. Since Hamas’ October 7 invasion, Israel has <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-tiberias-evacuation-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">evacuated</a> tens of thousands of Israelis from its northern border with Lebanon over the threat posed by Hezbollah.
“The priority isn’t to get into a war” with Hezbollah, Gallant told <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israels-yoav-gallant-we-are-fighting-an-axis-not-a-single-enemy-2408ef96" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Wall Street Journal</a> in an interview published Monday. “Eighty-thousand people need to be able to go back to their homes safely.”
“We are willing to sacrifice,” he continued. “They see what is happening in Gaza. They know we can copy-paste to Beirut,” the capital of Lebanon.
The Biden administration is reportedly warning Israel against taking significant action against Hezbollah, warning that a U.S. intelligence assessment found that if Israel were to expand its military operations to Lebanon as well as Gaza, success would be difficult for Israel to achieve.
Biden administration officials believe Israel’s signals against Hezbollah may be a result of political pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu may push military action against Hezbollah in order to recover politically from the fallout over a failure to prevent the invasion of October 7, according to Biden administration concerns shared with the Post.
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Gallant has characterized October 7 as a turning point in Israeli national security and military policy.
“October 7 was the bloodiest day for Jewish people since 1945,” Gallant told WSJ. “The world needs to understand. This is different.”
According to the Israeli defense minister, Israel is facing more than Hamas. Israel is facing a network of militant terror groups backed by Iran, and the fight to secure Israel’s borders from terrorists may be much larger than Gaza and go on much longer than many expect.
“My basic view: We are fighting an axis, not a single enemy,” Gallant said. “Iran is building up military power around Israel in order to use it.”

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Report: Biden Admin Warns Israel Against Taking Major Military Action Against Hezbollah

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Former Admiral <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-kirby" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Kirby</a> fired back on Thursday when a reporter for Al Jazeera asserted that the United States was to blame for escalating conflict in the Red Sea with Iran-backed proxies in the area.
Correspondent Kimberly Halkett raised the question, first asking whether the U.S. was escalating tensions by supporting Israel pursuing Hamas leadership outside Gaza — and then arguing that by firing back on Houthi vessels, the United States was escalating tensions with Iran. Kirby, currently serving as director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, objected.
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&#8220;You said the United States doesn’t want a second front. And you also said that Israel has a right and responsibility to go after Hamas leadership,&#8221; Halkett began. &#8220;But isn’t the United States and the president — aren’t they exactly widening and escalating this, given the fact that the U.S. is supporting chasing Hamas leadership outside of Gaza? I mean, the fact that it’s going into Lebanon, a sovereign nation.&#8221;
&#8220;Again, your question is presuming an awful lot and is presuming that I said things I didn’t say. I’m not …&#8221; Kirby began, but Halkett interrupted.
&#8220;I have it right here,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;I’m not confirming that the — that the Israelis took this airstrike. I would refer you to them to speak to their military operations,&#8221; Kirby said.
&#8220;They haven’t denied it,&#8221; Halkett pushed back.
Kirby protested again, saying that he still was not prepared to speak for Israel with regard to whether or not they were responsible for a particular military action.
&#8220;They have a right and a responsibility to go after Hamas leadership, and we expect that they’ll do that in accordance with international law,&#8221; he said.
He went on to reiterate his initial statement, saying that the United States&#8217; position in the region was purely a defensive one and was not designed to escalate things in any way.
&#8220;So, let me follow-up on that then. Given the Red Sea patrols, we knew in advance of those being set up that the Iranian defense minister said very clearly, &#8216;Nobody can make a move in a region where we have predominance.&#8217; The United States knew that, set it up anyway. Is that not being seen as a provocation? If you know that Iran sees that as a provocation, you take the action anyway,&#8221; Halkett said.
&#8220;Wow. Well, that’s certainly turning things on their — upside down, isn’t it? Wouldn’t — wouldn’t you consider a provocation the launching of ballistic missiles and drones at commercial —&#8221; Kirby pushed back.
&#8220;Well, the United States —&#8221; Halkett interrupted.
&#8220;Wait, wait, wait. Let me —&#8221; Kirby tried again.
&#8220;— doesn’t have soil there,&#8221; Halkett completed her thought.
&#8220;Let me finish. Wouldn’t that be considered a provocation, taking — targeting innocent merchant shipping and innocent merchant sailors? That’s a provocation,&#8221; Kirby insisted, saying again that the United States was engaging in a purely defensive posture in the region.
&#8220;But it’s led to an escalation, because, in turn, what has happened is —&#8221; Halkett argued.
&#8220;No ma’am. No ma’am,&#8221; said Kirby.
&#8220;So, you’re denying, then, that there has been an escalation since the Red Sea patrol?&#8221; Halkett asked.
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&#8220;I totally disagree with the premise of your question,&#8221; Kirby said, noting that it was the Iran-backed Houthis who had been first to fire at the commercial shipping vessels – which, he argued, made Iran responsible for any escalation.
&#8220;The Houthis did that. And who are the Houthis backed by? Iran. As I’ve said before, Iran provided the missiles that the Houthis are using,&#8221; Kirby said again. &#8220;We are simply in a defensive posture to try to protect that commercial shipping, and we have in the last 48 hours.&#8221;
&#8220;And since then, there’s been an escalation. Now, Iran has launched a frigate into that. So, there has been escalation,&#8221; Halkett tried again.
&#8220;Okay, again, let me stop you. The fact that they —&#8221; Kirby replied.
&#8220;So, has the United — I ask you again: Has the United States’ actions supported an escalation as a result?&#8221; Halkett made one more attempt.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Kirby said.
Halkett tried to object once more, but Kirby made it clear that he was not having it: &#8220;You asked me a question, ma’am. I answered it. No.&#8221;

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‘No Ma’am. No Ma’am’: John Kirby Shuts Down Al Jazeera Reporter Over Claims U.S. ‘Escalated’ Conflict With Iran

'No Ma'am. No Ma'am': John Kirby Shuts Down Al Jazeera Reporter Over Claims U.S. 'Escalated' Conflict With Iran

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Senior <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas</a> leader Saleh Arouri was killed by a strike in Beirut on Tuesday, an attack that Lebanese officials pinned on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel</a>.
Lebanese state media claimed several people perished in the blast carried out by an Israeli drone, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-beirut-explosion-suburbs-hezbollah-israel-2a43fe948e8cb49c64b34bb963d77f64" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press reported</a>. Officials with Hamas and Hezbollah said Arouri was among the dead.
Israel had not taken responsibility for the strike as of press time, but the blast does come as Israeli forces continue to fight Hamas in the Gaza Strip nearly three months after the group&#8217;s terrorist attacks on Israeli soil that killed about 1,200 people and led to hundreds more being taken hostage.
&#8220;Whoever did it, it must be clear: That this was not an attack on the Lebanese state,&#8221; Mark Regev, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told MSNBC, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/explosion-southern-beirut-suburb-dahiyeh-two-security-sources-2024-01-02/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Reuters</a>. He added, &#8220;Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership.&#8221;
Arouri was reportedly second in command of Hamas and served as commander of the group in the West Bank. He founded the Hamas military arm known as the Qassam Brigades, which has <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1204881032/hamas-israel-attack-palestinians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">carried out attacks</a> against Israel for decades.
The State Department said Arouri was &#8220;linked to several terrorist attacks, hijackings, and kidnappings&#8221; and had <a href="https://2017-2021.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information-on-hamas-and-hizballah-key-leaders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered</a> a <a href="https://rewardsforjustice.net/rewards/salih-al-aruri/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reward of up to $5 million</a> for information on his whereabouts.
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What will follow Arouri&#8217;s demise was not immediately clear, but it could stoke an escalation in the fighting as Hezbollah, which, like Hamas, is backed by Iran, has <a href="https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hezbollah-chief-to-break-silence-on-israel-hamas-war-5ea67bf1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">already warned Israel</a> of a broader regional conflict, and the two sides have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg8OHM89t_A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchanged fire</a> along their border amid rising tensions.
&#8220;Why it matters: Arouri is the most senior Hamas leader that was killed since the October 7 attack,&#8221; Barak Ravid, an Israeli journalist who works for Axios and CNN, said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/1742226044759720089" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post to X</a>. &#8220;The assassination which took place in the heart of Beirut very close to Hezbollah’s headquarters could push the Lebanese militia to escalate its attacks against Israel.&#8221;
Ravid <a href="https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/1742243470243180916" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added later</a>: &#8220;A senior Israeli official told me Israel is preparing for a significant retaliation by Hezbollah for the Arouri assassination including by launching long range missiles on targets in Israel.&#8221;

Death toll from explosion in southern Beirut rises to 6

Top Hamas Leader Killed In Lebanon Blast

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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched precision airstrikes against Hezbollah terrorist targets in southern Lebanon over the weekend in response to what appears to be a continued gradual escalation of fighting along Israel&#8217;s northern border.
Israel&#8217;s strikes against Hezbollah thus far have been purely defensive in nature and are only in response to attacks launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.
&#8220;Among the targets struck were military infrastructure used by Hezbollah to direct its terrorist activity,&#8221; IDF said in a statement. &#8220;In addition, IDF soldiers struck the terrorist cell that opened fire toward the area of Dovev in which a number of civilians were injured. Furthermore, a short while ago, a terrorist cell launched a number of mortar shells toward northern Israel. The IDF struck the cell, as well as an additional terrorist cell in the area of Yarin in southern Lebanon.&#8221;
IDF continued to hit Hezbollah targets with artillery fire throughout the day in response to numerous mortars that the terror group fired at Israel.
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כוחות צה&quot;ל תקפו בשטח לבנון את חוליית השיגור שביצעה את הירי לעבר מרחב דובב בו נפגעו מספר אזרחים&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/pF6vgj64fM">pic.twitter.com/pF6vgj64fM</a>
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Israel has evacuated tens of thousands of civilians from more than two dozen towns along its northern border in anticipation that Hezbollah could ramp up attacks and open a second front against Israel as it hunts down Hamas terrorists inside Gaza who were responsible for the October 7 massacre.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hezbollah over the weekend that it would be making a &#8220;grave mistake&#8221; by escalating attacks against Israel that will drag all of Lebanon into a war.
&#8220;What we are doing in Gaza we know how to do in Beirut,” Gallant said. “Our pilots are sitting in the cockpit, the noses of the planes are pointing north. We have enough to do in the south, but the Air Force is facing north and its power is very great. We haven&#8217;t even used 10% of the IAF&#8217;s power in Gaza.”
The U.S. has deployed two aircraft carrier strike groups in the eastern Mediterranean to make Hezbollah think long and hard about the repercussions it faces if it launches an all-out assault against Israel.
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Gallant&#8217;s remarks come as many IDF officials have started to believe that war against Hezbollah is inevitable.
Former Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told Fox News in 2021 that Hezbollah has hundreds of thousands of rockets, a significantly larger quantity than the number possessed by Hamas, and that Israel has already pre-sighted numerous targets throughout Lebanon where the rockets are located.
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Last week, Israeli intelligence officials with the Mossad <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israels-mossad-foils-iranian-backed-terrorist-attack-against-jews-in-brazil">revealed</a> that they had foiled terrorist attacks that Hezbollah was planning against Jews in Brazil, which has seen a <a href="https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-772989">961% surge</a> in anti-Semitic incidents since the October 7 attack.

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Israel Hammers Hezbollah Terrorist Targets In Lebanon As Officials Warn War Is Inevitable

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel-defense-forces-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel Defense Forces</a> (IDF) said on Tuesday that it struck numerous Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon after nearly two dozen rockets were fired at Israel.
The rocket barrage, which is the largest Hezbollah has launched at Israel since Hamas&#8217; October 7 terror attacks, came after the IDF eliminated Hezbollah terrorists near the border who were attempting to fire anti-tank missiles at Israeli forces.
Israel initially responded with artillery fire at the positions where the rocket launches originated from before fighter jets dropped precision munitions on the locations later in the night.
&#8220;In response to the shooting from Lebanon earlier today, IDF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terror targets,&#8221; the IDF said in a statement. &#8220;Among these targets were a weapons compound, launching posts, terror command infrastructure, and several other sites in which Hezbollah&#8217;s technological means were located.&#8221;
&#8220;In addition, earlier today, a terrorist cell that attempted to fire anti-tank missiles from Lebanon to Israel was struck,&#8221; the statement added.
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The IDF says that in response to the shooting from Lebanon earlier today, IDF fighter jets struck Hezbollah terror targets. Among these targets were a weapons compound, launching posts, terror command infrastructure, and several other sites in which Hezbollah&#39;s technological… <a href="https://t.co/VYkv8fXfFq">pic.twitter.com/VYkv8fXfFq</a>
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Another angle of the Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon a short time ago. <a href="https://t.co/gVQH6sS0Va">pic.twitter.com/gVQH6sS0Va</a>
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Israeli airstrikes reported in southern Lebanon. <a href="https://t.co/tfgfemEM2a">pic.twitter.com/tfgfemEM2a</a>
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Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been forced from their homes in 28 towns in northern Israel over concerns that Hezbollah could open a new front in Israel&#8217;s war against Islamic terrorism.
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Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed terrorist group whose primary goal is the elimination of Israel and the targeting of the United States all over the world as it has operations in Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
The Congressional Research Service <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-nations-urge-citizens-to-evacuate-lebanon-as-iranian-terrorists-escalate-attacks-on-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>:
<blockquote>Hezbollah operates a global criminal-financial network, with reported hubs in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. A 2022 Europol report stated, “The network of collaborators built by Hezbollah in the EU is suspected of managing the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs into the EU, dealing with firearms trafficking and running professional money laundering operations.” Other 2022 reports highlight Hezbollah’s role in the trafficking of amphetamine-type stimulants, marketed as “captagon,” along the Syria- Lebanon border.</blockquote>
Hezbollah has approximately 20,000 soldiers and up to <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">150,000 rockets</a> in its arsenal that could easily dwarf the 6,000+ rockets that Hamas fired at Israel last month.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hezbollah-leader-calls-u-s-great-satan-insists-israelis-committed-gruesome-massacres-of-jews-not-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hezbollah Leader Calls U.S. ‘Great Satan,’ Insists Israelis Committed Gruesome Massacres Of Jews, Not Hamas</a>

Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza

Israel Launches Significant Strikes Against Hezbollah After 20+ Rockets Fired At Israel From Lebanon

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-department" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State Department</a> issued a travel advisory on Saturday morning urging Americans to leave <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lebanon</a> amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 
The warning comes amid threats from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hezbollah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hezbollah</a> leader Hassan Nasrallah <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-hamas-israel-cf7d6969db43e5d902580546ac4e4c22">to escalate</a> military actions against Israel. Israel has been sending targeted strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon as Hezbollah has fired rockets at Israeli troops. 
“The [State Department] recommends that U.S. citizens in Lebanon leave now while commercial flights remain available due to the unpredictable security situation,” the State Department <a href="https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1720806408306729066" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X. 
Americans were also told to have “a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance. The best time to leave a country is before a crisis, if at all possible. U.S. military-assisted evacuations of civilians from a foreign country are rare. There is no guarantee the U.S. government will evacuate private U.S. citizens and their family members in a crisis situation.”
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Lebanon: The <a href="https://twitter.com/StateDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@StateDept</a> recommends that U.S. citizens in Lebanon leave now while commercial flights remain available due to the unpredictable security situation. Available flight options at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport: <a href="https://t.co/gGE8JI7tXA">https://t.co/gGE8JI7tXA</a> Have a plan of action… <a href="https://t.co/UsLjaYze5l">pic.twitter.com/UsLjaYze5l</a>
&mdash; Travel &#8211; State Dept (@TravelGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1720806408306729066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon <a href="https://lb.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-beirut-november-4-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">echoed</a> the State Department&#8217;s advisory, telling Americans to leave the country and to have plans to leave “that do not rely on the U.S. government.”
Last month, the U.S. <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/lebanon-travel-advisory.html">issued</a> a “Level 4: Do Not Travel” advisory on for Lebanon because of increased Hezbollah terrorist and criminal activity.
On Friday, Nasrallah <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hezbollah-leader-calls-u-s-great-satan-insists-israelis-committed-gruesome-massacres-of-jews-not-hamas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave a speech</a> that took aim at the U.S., calling it “The Great Satan,” and blaming America for the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack on October 7.
“We must establish this fact,” he declared. “The United States is totally responsible for the war raging in Gaza… It is the United States, proving once again, as described by [former Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah] Khomeini, it is the greatest Satan, the great devil.”
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In the days following the Hamas attacks on Israel, the Israel Defense Forces <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israeli-military-says-it-has-neutralized-terrorists-who-crossed-in-from-lebanon-amidst-hamas-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that it had “neutralized a number of terrorist infiltrators” who had crossed from Lebanon into Israel.
The remarks come after the IDF said it had reports of suspected terrorists entering Israel from Lebanon. 
“A report was received regarding the infiltration of a number of suspects into Israeli territory from Lebanese territory. IDF soldiers are deployed in the area,” the military said, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-deploying-against-possible-infiltration-lebanon-2023-10-09/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Reuters. The crossing was reportedly near Adamit, a city in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.

Mutual attacks on the border between Israel and Lebanon

U.S. Citizens Told To Leave Lebanon Amid ‘Unpredictable Security Situation’

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Israel struck numerous terrorist targets on Sunday inside Gaza as it faces the threat of Iranian-backed terrorist groups escalating attacks emanating from Syria and Lebanon.
The strikes against the terror targets comes after Hamas, an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist group inside Gaza, launched unprecedented attacks against Israel earlier this month, killing more than 1,400 and wounding more than 5,200. More than 200 people were kidnapped and remain hostage.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it attacked buildings belonging to Hamas, anti-tank positions, military observations, and terrorists near the coastline.
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כלי טיס של חיל האוויר שמוכוונים על ידי כוחות צה״ל תקפו מבנים צבאיים של ארגון הטרור חמאס, בחלקם שהו מחבלים של הארגון. בנוסף, הותקפו עמדות נ&quot;ט, עמדות תצפית ותשתיות צבאיות.
הכוחות חיסלו מחבלים שירו לעבר הכוחות וכן מחבלים שזוהו בקו החוף במרחב זיקים בשטח רצועת עזה <a href="https://t.co/OiDDl5xwmO">pic.twitter.com/OiDDl5xwmO</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718602908004933842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF eliminated numerous Hamas terrorists near the Erez crossing after they came out of a tunnel the they were hiding in and engaged in fighting against Israeli forces.
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בשעות האחרונות צה&quot;ל המשיך לתקוף ולחסל מחבלים ברצועת עזה, לוחמי צה&quot;ל שפעלו בסמוך למעבר ארז זיהו מספר מחבלים שיצאו מפיר של מנהרה בשטח רצועת עזה, לאחר הזיהוי הלוחמים ניהלו מולם קרב, הרגו מספר מחבלים ופצעו נוספים. במקביל, התרחשו מספר קרבות נוספים בהם חוסלו מחבלים&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/R4TpMIJupy">pic.twitter.com/R4TpMIJupy</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718649737178382375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF also conducted numerous strikes to the north of the country in Lebanon, where Iranian-backed terrorists from Hezbollah have launched small scale attacks against Israel for the last couple of weeks. There is fear that Hezbollah could launch a much larger attack in the coming days since they are more of a serious fighting force than Hamas.
Strikes against Hezbollah included neutralizing a terror cell that tried to fire an anti-tank missile at Israel.
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כוחות צה&quot;ל תקפו לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שניסתה לשגר טילי נ&quot;ט משטח לבנון לעבר שטח ישראל במרחב אביבים <a href="https://t.co/y0FoJof9kQ">pic.twitter.com/y0FoJof9kQ</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718619779076915629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF also struck a site in the Mount Dov area where Hezbollah terrorists were planning missions to against Israel and where they also had launched rockets.
&#8220;In the attack, many weapons were also destroyed with which the terrorists planned to carry out additional launches towards Israeli territory,&#8221; the IDF said. &#8220;Following the initial report on the alert in the north of the country, three launches were detected from Lebanese territory towards Israeli territory, the air defense fighters successfully intercepted two launches, another launch fell in an open area. IDF forces respond by firing at the sources of the shooting.&#8221;
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כלי טיס של צה״ל תקף לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שזוהתה במרחב הר דב, מדובר בחוליה שביצעה שיגורים לעבר שטח ישראל מוקדם יותר היום. בתקיפה הושמדו גם אמצעי לחימה רבים איתם תכננו המחבלים לבצע שיגורים נוספים לעבר שטח ישראל&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/SKzRhJryrk">pic.twitter.com/SKzRhJryrk</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718646431009943644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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כלי טיס של צה״ל תקף מטרות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בשטח לבנון, בתגובה לשיגורים לעבר שטח מדינת ישראל מוקדם יותר היום. 
בין המטרות שהותקפו, תשתיות להכוונת טרור ותשתיות צבאיות של הארגון <a href="https://t.co/lckMGgckkV">pic.twitter.com/lckMGgckkV</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718724734752272569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF also struck Iranian-backed terrorists in Syria that launched rockets at Israel and anti-tank missiles at Israel.
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IDF: The IDF struck military infrastructure in Syrian territory.
A short while ago, in response to launches from Syria toward Israeli territory earlier Sunday, an IDF aircraft struck military infrastructure in Syrian territory. <a href="https://t.co/u5G3DMBeL8">pic.twitter.com/u5G3DMBeL8</a>
&mdash; Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeTruzman/status/1718769871478300928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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כוחות צה״ל תקפו לפני זמן קצר חוליית מחבלים שניסתה לשגר טילי נ&quot;ט במרחב יקינטון. 
בנוסף, כלי טיס מאוייש מרחוק תקף מחבל שזוהה מפעיל רחפן שנע לעבר שטח ישראל במרחב הגבול. כמו כן, חוסל מחבל שהתקרב למרחב הגבול בחניתה &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/NkjZVPEenf">pic.twitter.com/NkjZVPEenf</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718694554495287617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Israel Pounds Iranian-Backed Terrorist Targets Inside Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

Syria

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/israel-defense-forces-idf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israel Defense Forces</a> (IDF) launched strikes against Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon on Saturday in response to aggression from the Islamic terrorists.
The strikes come as top Israeli officials have signaled the IDF has entered a new stage in the war against Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic terrorist organization, after its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7.
&#8220;In response to the rocket and missile fire from Lebanon during the past day, IDF fighter jets struck a number of military targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon,&#8221; the IDF said. &#8220;During the strikes, Hezbollah terror infrastructure was targeted, including a military compound and observation posts.&#8221;
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בתגובה לשיגורים משטח לבנון ביממה האחרונה, מטוסי קרב של צה״ל תקפו לפני זמן קצר מספר מטרות צבאיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בשטח לבנון. 
במהלך התקיפה, הושמדו תשתיות טרור ביניהן מתחם צבאי ועמדות תצפית של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה <a href="https://t.co/WILrvZxDZm">pic.twitter.com/WILrvZxDZm</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718351209197641789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The IDF struck a separate Hezbollah asset earlier in the day after sirens were sounded in Israel following a rocket launch from the terrorists.
&#8220;Following the initial report regarding sirens that sounded in northern Israel, three launches were identified from Lebanese territory toward Israel,&#8221; the IDF said. &#8220;The launches fell in open areas. In response, the IDF struck Hezbollah military infrastructure in Lebanon.&#8221;
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בהמשך לדיווח הראשוני על התרעה שהופעלה בשתולה, זוהו שלושה שיגורים משטח לבנון לשטח ישראל, שנפלו בשטחים פתוחים.
צה&quot;ל תקף בתגובה תשתית צבאית של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בלבנון <a href="https://t.co/sVZRIc24HN">pic.twitter.com/sVZRIc24HN</a>
&mdash; צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) <a href="https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1718298051545125147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The strikes come after Israel forced its citizens to evacuate numerous towns near its border with Lebanon earlier this month due to serious threats that Hezbollah could launch a much larger invasion into Israel than Hamas did.
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IDF soldiers told CNN that the three main threats they face from Hezbollah right now are sniper fire, rocket fire, and ground incursions. CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/10/28/hezbollah-tensions-sciutto-pkg-cnntmw-intl-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that they were advised to quickly record their news segment and then leave the area because there was a good chance that they could be shot at.
The U.S. State Department advised on Friday that U.S. citizens in Lebanon immediately evacuate the country.
&#8220;The State Department recommends that U.S. citizens in Lebanon leave now, while commercial flights remain available, due to the unpredictable security situation,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;You should have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance. The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible.&#8221;
&#8220;There is no guarantee the U.S. government will evacuate private U.S. citizens and their family members in a crisis situation,&#8221; it added.

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Israel Strikes Iranian-Backed Terrorists In Southern Lebanon

The U.S. State Department issued a <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/worldwide-caution.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;worldwide caution&#8221; travel advisory</a> on Thursday, warning American citizens to be aware in various locations as threats of terrorist attacks and other dangerous situations have increased.
&#8220;Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution,&#8221; the advisory reads.
U.S. officials last issued the rare alert in August 2022 in response to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-worldwide-travel-advisory-amid-israel-hamas-war/story?id=104140303">warning</a> that &#8220;supporters of al-Qa&#8217;ida, or its affiliated terrorist organizations, may seek to attack US facilities, personnel, or citizens.&#8221;
The State Department raised its travel advisory for Lebanon to &#8220;Level 4: Do Not Travel&#8221; on Tuesday to reflect the authorized departure of family members of government personnel and some non-emergency personnel on a case-by-case basis.
&#8220;Do Not travel to Lebanon due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hizballah or other armed militant factions,&#8221; the <a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/lebanon-travel-advisory.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advisory</a> reads. &#8220;Reconsider travel to Lebanon due to terrorism, civil unrest, armed conflict, crime, kidnapping, and Embassy Beirut&#8217;s limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens.&#8221;
Multiple countries have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-nations-urge-citizens-to-evacuate-lebanon-as-iranian-terrorists-escalate-attacks-on-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alerted</a> their citizens inside Lebanon to evacuate immediately as an Iranian-backed terrorist organization ramps up its attacks on Israel&#8217;s northern border.
Israeli officials are concerned that Hezbollah — estimated to have approximately 20,000 soldiers — is preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Israel&#8217;s northern border. The terrorist group has about 150,000 rockets in its arsenal, which could easily dwarf the recent rocket attacks launched by Hamas.
Countries that have told their citizens to vacate Lebanon include the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Canada, France, Kuwait, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Australia.
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The U.S. embassy in Lebanon <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/state-department-warns-us-citizens-not-travel-lebanon-fear-2nd-front-opening-israel-hamas-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said, &#8220;terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Lebanon,&#8221; signaling that such attacks could erupt &#8220;with little or no warning targeting tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets/shopping malls, and local government facilities.&#8221;
Protesters in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Tunisia staged violent demonstrations outside Israeli, French, and U.S. embassies this week after legacy media outlets <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/18/protests-middle-east-palestine-lebanon-us-embassy-iran/">propagated</a> debunked claims that an Israeli airstrike killed nearly 500 people inside a Gaza hospital.
On U.S. soil, more than 300 protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow were arrested on Wednesday for crowding, obstructing, or incommoding in a forbidden area inside a U.S. House office building in Washington D.C on Capitol Hill, according to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/19/israel-hamas-protesters-swarm-house-buidling-washington-arrests/71237857007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today.</a> Capitol Police have since ticketed and released those who were detained.
Ryan Saavedra and Virginia Kruta contributed to this report.

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U.S. State Department Announces ‘Worldwide Caution’ Travel Alert

U.S. State Department Announces 'Worldwide Caution' Travel Alert

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Multiple countries have alerted their citizens inside <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lebanon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lebanon</a> that they should immediately evacuate as an Iranian-backed terrorist organization in the country ramps up its attacks on Israel&#8217;s northern border amid concerns that a second front could soon be opened in Israel&#8217;s war against Islamic terrorists in the region.
Israeli officials are concerned that Hezbollah — which is estimated to have approximately 20,000 soldiers — is preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Israel’s northern border. The terrorist group has approximately <a href="https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">150,000 rockets</a> in its arsenal that could easily dwarf the recent rocket attacks launched by Hamas.
Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-says-it-is-stronger-than-before-border-clashes-rage-2023-10-18/#:~:text=BEIRUT%2C%20Oct%2018%20(Reuters),war%20between%20Hamas%20and%20Israel." target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine gave a speech to thousands of supporters on Wednesday, claiming that the terrorist group was &#8220;thousands of times stronger&#8221; than it was in the past, and threatening Israel and the West, warning that attacks on Hezbollah would be a &#8220;resounding&#8221; mistake.
Countries that have told their citizens to quickly leave Lebanon include the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Canada, France, Kuwait, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Australia.
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Hezbollah, which is funded and controlled by the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, is based in…
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On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) <a href="https://twitter.com/IDF/status/1713799168169304089" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that residents of 28 towns along the Israel-Lebanon border needed to evacuate the area, including the following communities: Ghajar, Dishon, Kfar Yuval, Margaliot, Metula, Avivim, Dovev, Ma’ayan Baruch, Bara’m, Manara, Yiftach, Malkia, Misgav Am, Yir’on, Dafna, Arab al-Aramshe, Shlomi, Netu’a, Ya’ara, Shtula, Matat, Zari’t, Shomera, Betzet, Adamit, Rosh HaNikram, Hanita and Kfar Giladi.
Hezbollah is an Islamic terrorist group that has carried out attacks worldwide and controls &#8220;much of Lebanon’s Shiite-majority areas, including parts of Beirut, southern Lebanon, and the eastern Bekaa Valley region,&#8221; according to a <a href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/what-hezbollah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Council on Foreign Relations.
The terrorist group&#8217;s primary goal is the elimination of Israel and the targeting of the United States all over the world as it has operations in Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
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Iran sends the group of hundreds of millions of dollars every year and provides them with training and weapons.
The Congressional Research Service reports:
<blockquote>Hezbollah operates a global criminal-financial network, with reported hubs in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. A 2022 Europol report stated, “The network of collaborators built by Hezbollah in the EU is suspected of managing the transportation and distribution of illegal drugs into the EU, dealing with firearms trafficking and running professional money laundering operations.” Other 2022 reports highlight Hezbollah’s role in the trafficking of amphetamine-type stimulants, marketed as “captagon,” along the Syria- Lebanon border.</blockquote>
Former President Barack Obama <a href="https://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/obama-hezbollah-drug-trafficking-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sabotaged</a> a massive multi-national investigation into Hezbollah when he was in office — allowing the terrorist group to grow rapidly and letting them smuggle multiple-ton quantities of drugs in the Americas — all because he wanted to appease Iran in the hopes of getting a nuclear deal.
Israel’s Mossad <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-tipped-off-uk-on-hezbollah-bomb-plot-in-london-in-2015-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gave</a> information to British law enforcement officials in 2015 that helped them foil terrorist attacks after they caught Hezbollah terrorists <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/09/iran-linked-terrorists-caught-stockpiling-explosives-north-west/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stockpiling</a> thousands of pounds of ammonium nitrate from disposable ice packs in a secret British bomb factory. Investigators recovered more ammonium nitrate at that factory than was used during the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 that killed 168 people and damaged nearly 300 buildings.

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