What is Hezbollah and why is Israel attacking Lebanon? - BBC News

Escalating cross-border hostilities have heightened fears of an all-out conflict.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, AFPIsraeli air strikes against the armed group Hezbollah have killed hundreds of people in Lebanon, in the deadliest escalation of cross-border attacks in decades.

Hezbollah has responded by firing hundreds of rockets into northern Israel, as fears grow that fighting sparked by the war in Gaza could lead to an all-out regional conflict.

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Hezbollah is an influential Shia Muslim political party and armed group.

It has a significant presence in both the Lebanese parliament and government, and controls the most powerful armed force in the country.

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