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Israel–Hezbollah Conflict (2023–present)
On 8 October 2023, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired guided rockets and artillery shells at Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms one day into the Israel–Hamas war. Israel retaliated by launching drone strikes and artillery shells at Hezbollah positions near Lebanon's boundary with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The outbreak of the conflict had followed Hezbollah's declaration of support and praise for the Hamas attack on Israel, which took place on 7 October. Clashes subsequently escalated to reach other parts of the Israel-Lebanon border and onto Syria and the occupied Golan Heights. It is currently the largest escalation of the Hezbollah–Israel conflict to have occurred since the 2006 Lebanon War. In northern Israel, the ongoing conflict has forced approximately 96,000 individuals to leave their homes, while in Lebanon, more than 100,000 individuals have been displaced. Background Hezbollah is a Shiite militant organization that control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezbollah–Israel Conflict
The Hezbollah–Israel conflict is part of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict as well as the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. *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 Shebaa Farms incident between Hezbollah and Israel * Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war See also *Israeli–Lebanese conflict *Lebanese Civil War *List of rocket attacks from Lebanon on Israel This is a list of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights carried out by Palestinian militant groups and/or Muslim Shia or Sunni militant groups from Lebanon. Palestinian insurgency (1968–1982) * July ... * Syrian civil war {{DEFAULTSORT:Hezbollah-Israel conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Iran–Israel proxy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Hussein Barji
Ali Hussein Barji ( ar, علي حسين برجي; alleged death on 9 January 2024) was a Lebanese militant and the commander of Hezbollah's aerial forces in southern Lebanon. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khirbet Selm, Lebanon, during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present), Military career Barji played a key role in the development of Hezbollah's suicide drone system. During the Syrian civil war, he was one of the highest-ranking Hezbollah officials engaged in combat in the Idlib region. Barji orchestrated numerous drone attacks on Israeli forces during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present). Notably, he orchestrated a strike on an Israeli airbase in Mount Meron on 6 January 2024, and targeted Israel's Northern Command headquarters in Safed Safed (known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as Tzfat; Sephardi Hebrew, Sephardic Hebrew & Modern Hebrew: צְפַת ''Tsfat'', Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation, Ashkenazi Hebrew: ''Tzfas'', Biblical Hebrew: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwan Force
The al-Hajj Radwan Force ( ar, فوج الحاج رضوان, Fawj al-Ḥajj Raḍwān, , also spelled Redwan or Ridwan) is a special operation forces unit of Hezbollah Hezbollah (; ar, حزب الله ', , also transliterated Hizbullah or Hizballah, among others) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, led by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah since 1992. Hezbollah's parami .... Its main mission is to infiltrate the territory of Israel, with specific attention to Galilee and northern Israel. Hezbollah has trained special forces fighters since the 1990s, which are today part of the Radwan Unit. They have particular experience in raids and small unit tactics and according to Hezbollah perform "ambushes, assassinations, or operations that require deep infiltration."Gabrielsen, Iver (2014) "The evolution of Hezbollah's strategy and military performance, 1982–2006," Small Wars & Insurgencies, 25:2, 257–283, DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2014.903636M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Resistance Brigades
The Lebanese Resistance Brigades (known in Arabic as Saraya al-Muqawama al-Lubnaniya, also known as the Saraya) is a non-denominational Lebanese paramilitary group affiliated with Hezbollah. The irregular militia is composed of Sunni Muslims, Christians, Druze and non-practicing Shiites who subscribe to anti-Israel beliefs. The Resistance Brigades are funded, trained, armed, and founded by Hezbollah. The group's manpower, composition, and strength are unclear. The group was founded in 1997 to counter Israel, but its focus has since expanded to countering Sunni extremists like ISIL as well. Founding The Resistance Brigades were founded to increase the manpower of anti-Israeli forces in Lebanon and to deny Israel freedom of movement in non-Shia areas. West Point's Combating Terrorism Center reports that the Resistance Brigades were founded in November 1997, while other sources claim early 1990s, 2004, or 2009. Training Resistance Brigade members are trained in Hezbollah-run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC. The division operates under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, a division of NBCUniversal, which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Comcast. The news division's various operations report to the president of NBC News, Noah Oppenheim. The NBCUniversal News Group also comprises MSNBC, the network's 24-hour general news channel, business and consumer news channels CNBC and CNBC World, the Spanish language Noticias Telemundo and United Kingdom–based Sky News. NBC News aired the first regularly scheduled news program in American broadcast television history on February 21, 1940. The group's broadcasts are produced and aired from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NBCUniversal's headquarters in New York City. The division presides over America's number-one-rated newscast, ''NBC Nightly News'', the world's first of its genre morning television program, ''Today'', and the longest-running television series in American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
, image = Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Logo.jpg , image_size = 200px , caption = The logo of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , type = NGO , founded_date = , founder = Osama Suleiman (aka Rami Abdulrahman) , location = Coventry, United Kingdom , status = Non profit , language = Arabic, English , focus = Human rights activism , owner = Osama Suleiman (aka Rami Abdulrahman) , website = , staff = One person ("Rami Abdulrahman") The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (also known as SOHR; ar, المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان), founded in May 2006, is a United Kingdom-based information office whose stated aim is to document human rights abuses in Syria; since 2011 it has focused on the Syrian Civil War. It has been frequently quoted by major news outlets since the beginning of the war about daily numbers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagles Of The Whirlwind
The Eagles of Whirlwind ( ar, نسور الزوبعة, ''Nusour al Zawba'a'') are the armed wing of the Syrian Social National Party. Around 6,000 to 8,000 men strong, they have participated in many battles and operations throughout the Syrian civil war fighting alongside the Syrian Arab Army and its allies and participating in various military operations. After the escalation of the crisis in Syria to an armed conflict and later full-scale civil war, the Eagles largely grew and their fighters were primarily deployed in the governorates of Homs and Damascus and were said to be the most formidable military force other than the Syrian Arab Army in Suweida. Their most notable military operations is their participation in the battles of Sadad, Ma'loula, and al-Qaryatayn, among others. Party officials say its membership has increased "by the thousands" since the start of the war as a result of its alleged "reputation as an effective fighting force in Syria". Ideology The eagles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alim Abdallah
Alim Abdallah ( he, עלים עבדאללה; ar, عليم عبدالله; 1982 – 9 October 2023) was the deputy commander of the Israeli 300th Brigade of the 91st Division. Abdallah, a Druze Israeli, was killed by a Hezbollah strike while responding to an infiltration operation during the Israel–Hamas war. His rank was lieutenant colonel. Career Abdallah enlisted in the IDF in 2002, in the 299th Battalion. During the 2006 Lebanon War, he was the deputy commander of a company. After that, Abdallah was the battalion's commanding officer. After completing his studies, he was appointed deputy commander of the 33rd Battalion in Karakal. Abdallah later served as a paramilitary officer of the Paran Brigade, commander of the 299th Reserve Battalion, and head of the training branch of the Northern Command. In the 300th Brigade, he held several senior positions, such as a brigade operations officer, a brigade safety officer, and the brigade's deputy commander. On 9 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ori Gordin
Ori Gordin (Hebrew: אורי גורדין born in July 1969) is an IDF Major General (Aluf), who serves as the commander of the Northern Command. Previously, he served as the commander of the Home Front Command, commander of the 98th Paratroopers Division, commander of the Nahal Brigade, commander of the 55th Paratroopers Brigade and commander of Sayeret Matkal. Biography Gordin is the son of Hillel and Rachel. Born in San Diego, California, in the United States, where his parents stayed during their studies. In 1971 his family returned to Israel and he grew up and was educated in Kibbutz Yotvata. After a year of service as a youth guide in Afula, he enlisted in the IDF in November 1988, and volunteered in the special forces unit Sayeret Matkal. After finishing the infantry officers course, he returned to Sayeret Matkal and became a squad commander. Later he served as a platoon commander, and after that he was appointed the deputy commander of the unit. He was later pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoav Gallant
Yoav Gallant (; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer. A member of the Knesset for Likud, he has served as Minister of Defense since 2022. He is a former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces. In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset, he was appointed Minister of Construction. At the end of 2018, he joined Likud. Gallant also previously held the posts of Minister of Aliyah and Integration and Minister of Education. Biography Yoav Gallant was born on 8 November 1958 in Jaffa to Polish Jewish immigrants. His mother, Fruma, was a Holocaust survivor who had been on the SS ''Exodus'' as a child. Along with other Exodus refugees, she was deported by the British to Hamburg, and arrived in Israel in 1948. She was a nurse by profession. His father, Michael, fought the Nazis as a partisan in the forests of Ukraine and Belarus, and also immigrated to Israel in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of Likud – National Liberal Movement. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the country's history, having served for a total of 15 years. He was also the first prime minister to be born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence. Born in Tel Aviv to secular Jewish parents, Netanyahu was raised both in Jerusalem, and for a time in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He returned to Israel in 1967 to join the Israel Defense Forces. He became a team leader in the Sayeret Matkal special forces and took part in several missions, achieving the rank of captain before being honorably discharged. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Netanyahu became an economic consultant for the Boston C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadegh Omidzadeh
Sadegh Omidzadeh ( fa, صادق امیدزاده; died 20 January 2024), also known as Hojatollah Omidvar ( fa, حجت الله امیدوار), was an Iranian general and head of the Quds Force intelligence unit in Syria. He was killed by an Israeli airstrike during the Israel–Hamas war. Military career On 14 August 2012, Omidzadeh, along with other Iranian officials, was captured by Syrian opposition groups in the vicinity of Damascus airport. Subsequently, he was released following mediation efforts by Qatar. In June 2023, reports surfaced indicating that Omidzadeh was planning attacks on American forces in Syria. His specific focus involved targeting U.S. Humvee and Cougar armored vehicles within Syrian territory. Death On 20 January 2024, Omidzadeh, along with four other Iranian officials, Ali Aghazadeh, Saeed Karimi, Hossein Mohammadi, and Mohammad Amin Samadi, was killed during a meeting at a building in the Mezzeh district of Damascus. The Israeli airstrikes, as rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
