Hezbollah–Israel conflict
Shia Islamist political party and militant organization that was established in Lebanon in 1985, has been involved in a long-running conflict with Israel as part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Israeli–Lebanese conflict
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History
The two sides' first engagement occurred during the
Free Lebanon State and the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon
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Hezbollah controls southern Lebanon and is supported and funded by Iran and serves as their proxy in regional wars.[1] From the inception of Hezbollah to the present[2][3][4][5] the elimination of the state of Israel has been a primary goal for Hezbollah. Hezbollah not only opposes the government and policies of the State of Israel, but also each and every Jewish civilian who lives in Israel.[6] Its 1985 manifesto reportedly states "our struggle will end only when this entity [Israel] is obliterated. We recognize no treaty with it, no ceasefire, and no peace agreements."[7]
Timeline
Engagements between Israel and Hezbollah are a part of the wider Iran–Israel proxy conflict, including:
- South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000), in which Hezbollah was the primary force opposing Israel and the South Lebanon Army
- 2000–2006 Shebaa Farms conflict, a low-level border conflict between Hezbollah and Israel
- 2006 Lebanon War, a military conflict between Hezbollah and Israel
- January 2015 Mazraat Amal incident and January 2015 Shebaa Farms incident between Hezbollah and Israel
- Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Operation Northern Shield
- 2023 Israel–Lebanon shellings
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
See also
- Lebanon War (disambiguation)
- List of rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel
- Syrian War (disambiguation)
References
- ^ "Hezbollah is the Long Arm of Iran – Factsheet 5 | AJC". www.ajc.org. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Adam Shatz (29 April 2004). "In Search of Hezbollah". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 14 August 2006.
- ^ United Nations Document A/54/723 S/2000/55, citing Al Hayyat, 30 October 1999 Letter dated 25 January 2000 from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 17 August 2006
- ^ The Brunswickan Online. "Hizbollah promises Israel a blood-filled new year, Iran calls for Israel's end". Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2017. (Student newspaper)
- ^ Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada Listed Entities – Hizballah Archived 19 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 31 July 2006
- ^ Sheikh Hassan Izz al-Din, Hezbollah media relations director, said, "[T]he Jews need to leave." Avi Jovisch, Beacon of Hatred: Inside Hizballah's Al-Manar Television (Washington, D.C.: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2004), pp. 62–90. qtd. by Wistrich, A Lethal Obsession, p. 774
- ^ An open letter, The Hizballah program Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.