Trending News:Trump says he could give 20% of DOGE savings back to AmericansUS declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisationsReal Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 to reach Champions League last 16Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro slams coup accusations against himApple unveils souped up version of its cheapest iPhoneMore than $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclaveUS judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforceFederal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignationVideo: Israel partially withdraws troops from Lebanon as deadline expiresPope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican saysRoyal fans overjoyed as Queen Camilla spotted doing her Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & MasonMAGA Republican launches bid to abolish income tax on Americans living overseasKamala Harris set to receive a whopping $20M from top book publishers for chance to peek into the ‘skeletons’ in Biden’s White HouseSoldier killed by falling Christmas tree is pictured as horror video shows massive decoration crashing downChildren as young as ten are getting hooked on a ‘pick and mix of horror’ online which is placing them on a ‘conveyor belt’ to terrorism, national terror boss warnsArgentina’s Javier Milei faces fraud allegations over cryptocurrency postTrump’s tariffs present fresh headache for India’s slowing economyBarcelona top LaLiga as Lewandowski penalty seals Rayo Vallecano winUS airliner flips on back in crash landing at Toronto airportAt least 19 injured as Delta plane flips upon arrival in Toronto airportBBC refuses to play charity song mocking Keir Starmer over winter fuel payments as it hits No 1 in downloads chartsDrug addict who abandoned a schoolboy in the woods then sparked a major search operation dodges jailTony Buzbee, lawyer for Diddy’s ‘victims’ is accused of shaking down celebrities as his embarrassing drunk driving mugshot re-emergesProgressive ladies of the View left stumped on how to repair ‘out of touch’ Democratic PartyWould-be terrorist with a massive haul of weapons is jailed for 10 years for plotting an attack on gay and transgender peopleAssistant school principal David Braff appears in court accused of molesting girls as young as SIXWoman’s attempt to defend herself from abusive boyfriend ends in her violent murderSheriff slates nightclub after woman reveller falls prey to sex attacker when she was stopped from going back insideI thought I’d found love online… but my ‘girlfriend’ was an AI-generated fake that ended up conning me out of £17kMoment Magdeburg attack ‘suspect, 50, from Saudi Arabia is arrested with explosive device in car after killing at least two and injuring up to 80 when he drove BMW into crowd at Christmas market in Germany’Justin Baldoni’s cutting response to Blake Lively as she sues him for sexual harassment on set of It Ends With UsBlake Lively sues It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment as shocking claims are revealedMoment German chancellor Olaf Scholz is heckled by angry mob in Magdeburg as questions remain over ‘warnings about Christmas market attack suspect’The generation games! Young and old play and laugh together in a wonderful social experiment that will warm your heart at ChristmasAbout turn! SNP goes into retreat after they ‘forget’ to include Union Flag in armed forces tribute eventPublic backlash after missing GOP congresswoman Kay Granger is found in dementia care facilityAussie entrepreneur Julian Petroulas blasts smear campaign after he was banned from Indonesia and shock claims emerged about his multi-million dollar property empireTequila tycoon who is friends with Hollywood star George Clooney gives Scottish castle £100 million makeoverJournalist ‘bullied’ by Blake Lively speaks out amid Justin Baldoni sexual harassment suitPictured: Asda delivery driver, 50, who died in crash before shift he was never meant to be doing but picked up because ‘he didn’t want to let anyone down’Alex Shorey poisoning: Major update after Aussie exchange student was allegedly poisoned by his Taiwanese girlfriend just months after the mysterious death of her husbandMoment former CNN star Don Lemon’s leading questions backfire during live interviewOcado is ridiculed by customers over ‘atrocious’ Christmas substitute choices items after retailer suffers delivery malfunctionBody found in search for missing woman, 61, who vanished 10 days ago: Police quizzing man over ‘murder’Grave warning on sex offender who vanished a day before Christmas as cops launch urgent huntSanta tracker 2024 LIVE: Follow where Father Christmas is right now as he delivers presents to kids around the world with the Norad mapOutrage over ‘coward’ NYPD officers who did NOTHING as illegal migrant burned woman alive on subwayPolice investigating after body is discovered dumped by the side of a country road on Christmas morningFirefighters battle to contain inferno but warn the blaze could rage out of control for WEEKS as temperatures soarTwo lorry drivers, both 51, dead after A15 smash on Christmas EveAussies slam unhinged Christmas Day celebration at Bronte Beach after thousands of revellers leave behind trail of rubbish for a second year in a rowLabour closes in on outlawing trail hunting: Government warns practice is being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for killing foxes and haresMARK ALMOND: Burning Christmas tree fills Syrian Christians with fear of what’s to comeTrump reveals who he wants to replace Justin Trudeau: ‘It would be so much fun to watch’Beloved Virginia TV anchor dies at 64 as wife announces passing in heartbreaking statementSouth Korea’s votes to impeach acting President after finding he ‘actively participated in the insurrection’ after his predecessor declared martial lawSlow Horses star Gary Oldman is recruited by MI5 to deliver spy agency’s Christmas messageChinese stealth jet is ‘super weapon’ that could blast the superpower ahead in the race to control the skies: Dangerous fighter jet can ‘fly on the edge of space’ and attack previously unreachable US military targetsRussia tried to make Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the sea by refusing permission to land after missile attack, then jamming its navigation to force hero pilot over water before crash killed 38Are we set for a royal engagement in the new year? King Charles permits member of the family to take girlfriend to Sandringham over Christmas after rules were changed for Meghan and HarryPeople smugglers take to Tiktok to advertise £12,000 package deals for migrants targeting the UK -a-month homePictured: Man, 49, in court ‘for stabbing two women to death and trying to murder 29-year-old man and teenage boy’Revealed: Dubai housewife Malaikah Raja who flaunts her lavish lifestyle on social media and claims she is given a £25,000 monthly allowance is being bankrolled by her conman husband who fled the UK after being made bankruptHorrifying moment laughing construction worker films bear charging towards him… before the animal kills three men and leaves two others critically woundedHomes destroyed in massive Victorian bushfire that razed nearly 80,000 hectares but conditions are set to changeFears grow over spread of sadistic super gang Tren de Aragua across America… as expert issues chilling new warningEasyJet passengers stranded at Tenerife airport after flight was delayed by 22 HOURS as customers were initially left without accommodationSouth Korea authorities confirm official death toll has reached 179 and includes all the passengers on doomed crashed planeA rich couple bought our ENTIRE village and turned our streets into a ghost town… our community has been destroyedWoman seen being attacked and dragged back into a car she had fled being urgently sought by police as two CCTV stills are releasedWoke Portland DA will try to free wave of violent criminals from jail after being booted from officeHaunting six words woman who made killer Christmas cake said after guests complained it had ‘spicy taste’Horrifying moment high speed train struck Florida fire truck whose driver ignored barriersThe 16 large US cities where house prices are set to soar the most in 2025What Joe Wicks REALLY thinks about ADHD and poor dietTeam GB rower shares photo of moment he won gold medal as he pens heartbreaking message about losing his mother to cancer as he trained for Paris OlympicsShoplifter used children as cover to help her steal £4,000 worth of Jellycat cuddly toys in series of garden centre raidsThe 2024 winners and losers revealed: MAUREEN CALLAHAN spares no one in her Wickedly Brat-tastic year wrap (DON’T read this if you’re an easily offended A-lister!)New Year’s Eve Australia LIVE UPDATES: ABC’s NYE coverage is labelled ’embarrassing’ with Robbie Williams shamelessly plugging his own movie on stageDebrina Kawam, 57, identified as woman burned to death ‘by migrant’ on NYC subway as NYPD shares horrifying new detailHilarious way bank robber’s escape was foiledPolice reveal safety fears for missing woman, 35, who ‘disappeared without trace’ on New Year’s EveHow glitzy Mar-a-Lago New Year’s party reveals who REALLY holds the power with TrumpAlina Habba sends explicit political message as Trump’s firebrand attorney stuns at Mar-a-Lago’s NYE partyNew Orleans updates: ISIS terrorists feared to be on the loose after EV attack by Shamsud Din Jabbar killed 15Two killed after small ‘home built’ aircraft crashes into Southern California furniture warehouseMajor breakthrough in Aussie cold case as police swoop over alleged murder of Meaghan Louise Rose almost 30 years after her deathFuneral director who was fired during her cancer fight wins £60,000 payoutNew Orleans attack is a wake-up call to Britain about the possibility of further domestic terror attacks from Islamic State, experts warnMAUREEN CALLAHAN: After New Orleans terror and Las Vegas, it’s hideously clear dotard Biden has let an evil cancer thrive in America. There’s only one way to cut it outCloseted Neo-Nazi’s chilling words to family after murdering their gay teenage sonRevealed: Police officers spending more time searching for missing people than fighting crimeKamala Harris receives awkward five-word comment from Senator Ruben Gallego’s sonMatthew Livelsberger’s unhinged ‘suicide note’ explaining why he blew up Cybertruck outside Trump Vegas hotelForget Dry January… Gen Z believes fad has become outdated with many young adults already going sober for longerOutrage as pardoned Hunter Biden is invited to lame-duck Joe’s last Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremonyUK snow LIVE: Hour-by-hour weather forecasts as cold snap hits Britain with blizzards and freezing rain on the wayStaggering amount taxpayers have spent on Welcome to Country ceremoniesNew Orleans terror attack victim’s heartbreaking last text revealed as sister collapses from griefHeaven and hell on murder islands: How streets of Trinidad and Tobago have become a warzone with 623 murders in a year
Trending News:Trump says he could give 20% of DOGE savings back to AmericansUS declares drug cartels, criminal gangs global terrorist organisationsReal Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 to reach Champions League last 16Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro slams coup accusations against himApple unveils souped up version of its cheapest iPhoneMore than $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclaveUS judge declines to halt Trump’s push to slash federal workforceFederal prosecutor blames Trump administration pressure for resignationVideo: Israel partially withdraws troops from Lebanon as deadline expiresPope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican saysRoyal fans overjoyed as Queen Camilla spotted doing her Christmas shopping at luxury department store Fortnum & MasonMAGA Republican launches bid to abolish income tax on Americans living overseasKamala Harris set to receive a whopping $20M from top book publishers for chance to peek into the ‘skeletons’ in Biden’s White HouseSoldier killed by falling Christmas tree is pictured as horror video shows massive decoration crashing downChildren as young as ten are getting hooked on a ‘pick and mix of horror’ online which is placing them on a ‘conveyor belt’ to terrorism, national terror boss warnsArgentina’s Javier Milei faces fraud allegations over cryptocurrency postTrump’s tariffs present fresh headache for India’s slowing economyBarcelona top LaLiga as Lewandowski penalty seals Rayo Vallecano winUS airliner flips on back in crash landing at Toronto airportAt least 19 injured as Delta plane flips upon arrival in Toronto airportBBC refuses to play charity song mocking Keir Starmer over winter fuel payments as it hits No 1 in downloads chartsDrug addict who abandoned a schoolboy in the woods then sparked a major search operation dodges jailTony Buzbee, lawyer for Diddy’s ‘victims’ is accused of shaking down celebrities as his embarrassing drunk driving mugshot re-emergesProgressive ladies of the View left stumped on how to repair ‘out of touch’ Democratic PartyWould-be terrorist with a massive haul of weapons is jailed for 10 years for plotting an attack on gay and transgender peopleAssistant school principal David Braff appears in court accused of molesting girls as young as SIXWoman’s attempt to defend herself from abusive boyfriend ends in her violent murderSheriff slates nightclub after woman reveller falls prey to sex attacker when she was stopped from going back insideI thought I’d found love online… but my ‘girlfriend’ was an AI-generated fake that ended up conning me out of £17kMoment Magdeburg attack ‘suspect, 50, from Saudi Arabia is arrested with explosive device in car after killing at least two and injuring up to 80 when he drove BMW into crowd at Christmas market in Germany’Justin Baldoni’s cutting response to Blake Lively as she sues him for sexual harassment on set of It Ends With UsBlake Lively sues It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment as shocking claims are revealedMoment German chancellor Olaf Scholz is heckled by angry mob in Magdeburg as questions remain over ‘warnings about Christmas market attack suspect’The generation games! Young and old play and laugh together in a wonderful social experiment that will warm your heart at ChristmasAbout turn! SNP goes into retreat after they ‘forget’ to include Union Flag in armed forces tribute eventPublic backlash after missing GOP congresswoman Kay Granger is found in dementia care facilityAussie entrepreneur Julian Petroulas blasts smear campaign after he was banned from Indonesia and shock claims emerged about his multi-million dollar property empireTequila tycoon who is friends with Hollywood star George Clooney gives Scottish castle £100 million makeoverJournalist ‘bullied’ by Blake Lively speaks out amid Justin Baldoni sexual harassment suitPictured: Asda delivery driver, 50, who died in crash before shift he was never meant to be doing but picked up because ‘he didn’t want to let anyone down’Alex Shorey poisoning: Major update after Aussie exchange student was allegedly poisoned by his Taiwanese girlfriend just months after the mysterious death of her husbandMoment former CNN star Don Lemon’s leading questions backfire during live interviewOcado is ridiculed by customers over ‘atrocious’ Christmas substitute choices items after retailer suffers delivery malfunctionBody found in search for missing woman, 61, who vanished 10 days ago: Police quizzing man over ‘murder’Grave warning on sex offender who vanished a day before Christmas as cops launch urgent huntSanta tracker 2024 LIVE: Follow where Father Christmas is right now as he delivers presents to kids around the world with the Norad mapOutrage over ‘coward’ NYPD officers who did NOTHING as illegal migrant burned woman alive on subwayPolice investigating after body is discovered dumped by the side of a country road on Christmas morningFirefighters battle to contain inferno but warn the blaze could rage out of control for WEEKS as temperatures soarTwo lorry drivers, both 51, dead after A15 smash on Christmas EveAussies slam unhinged Christmas Day celebration at Bronte Beach after thousands of revellers leave behind trail of rubbish for a second year in a rowLabour closes in on outlawing trail hunting: Government warns practice is being used as a ‘smokescreen’ for killing foxes and haresMARK ALMOND: Burning Christmas tree fills Syrian Christians with fear of what’s to comeTrump reveals who he wants to replace Justin Trudeau: ‘It would be so much fun to watch’Beloved Virginia TV anchor dies at 64 as wife announces passing in heartbreaking statementSouth Korea’s votes to impeach acting President after finding he ‘actively participated in the insurrection’ after his predecessor declared martial lawSlow Horses star Gary Oldman is recruited by MI5 to deliver spy agency’s Christmas messageChinese stealth jet is ‘super weapon’ that could blast the superpower ahead in the race to control the skies: Dangerous fighter jet can ‘fly on the edge of space’ and attack previously unreachable US military targetsRussia tried to make Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the sea by refusing permission to land after missile attack, then jamming its navigation to force hero pilot over water before crash killed 38Are we set for a royal engagement in the new year? King Charles permits member of the family to take girlfriend to Sandringham over Christmas after rules were changed for Meghan and HarryPeople smugglers take to Tiktok to advertise £12,000 package deals for migrants targeting the UK -a-month homePictured: Man, 49, in court ‘for stabbing two women to death and trying to murder 29-year-old man and teenage boy’Revealed: Dubai housewife Malaikah Raja who flaunts her lavish lifestyle on social media and claims she is given a £25,000 monthly allowance is being bankrolled by her conman husband who fled the UK after being made bankruptHorrifying moment laughing construction worker films bear charging towards him… before the animal kills three men and leaves two others critically woundedHomes destroyed in massive Victorian bushfire that razed nearly 80,000 hectares but conditions are set to changeFears grow over spread of sadistic super gang Tren de Aragua across America… as expert issues chilling new warningEasyJet passengers stranded at Tenerife airport after flight was delayed by 22 HOURS as customers were initially left without accommodationSouth Korea authorities confirm official death toll has reached 179 and includes all the passengers on doomed crashed planeA rich couple bought our ENTIRE village and turned our streets into a ghost town… our community has been destroyedWoman seen being attacked and dragged back into a car she had fled being urgently sought by police as two CCTV stills are releasedWoke Portland DA will try to free wave of violent criminals from jail after being booted from officeHaunting six words woman who made killer Christmas cake said after guests complained it had ‘spicy taste’Horrifying moment high speed train struck Florida fire truck whose driver ignored barriersThe 16 large US cities where house prices are set to soar the most in 2025What Joe Wicks REALLY thinks about ADHD and poor dietTeam GB rower shares photo of moment he won gold medal as he pens heartbreaking message about losing his mother to cancer as he trained for Paris OlympicsShoplifter used children as cover to help her steal £4,000 worth of Jellycat cuddly toys in series of garden centre raidsThe 2024 winners and losers revealed: MAUREEN CALLAHAN spares no one in her Wickedly Brat-tastic year wrap (DON’T read this if you’re an easily offended A-lister!)New Year’s Eve Australia LIVE UPDATES: ABC’s NYE coverage is labelled ’embarrassing’ with Robbie Williams shamelessly plugging his own movie on stageDebrina Kawam, 57, identified as woman burned to death ‘by migrant’ on NYC subway as NYPD shares horrifying new detailHilarious way bank robber’s escape was foiledPolice reveal safety fears for missing woman, 35, who ‘disappeared without trace’ on New Year’s EveHow glitzy Mar-a-Lago New Year’s party reveals who REALLY holds the power with TrumpAlina Habba sends explicit political message as Trump’s firebrand attorney stuns at Mar-a-Lago’s NYE partyNew Orleans updates: ISIS terrorists feared to be on the loose after EV attack by Shamsud Din Jabbar killed 15Two killed after small ‘home built’ aircraft crashes into Southern California furniture warehouseMajor breakthrough in Aussie cold case as police swoop over alleged murder of Meaghan Louise Rose almost 30 years after her deathFuneral director who was fired during her cancer fight wins £60,000 payoutNew Orleans attack is a wake-up call to Britain about the possibility of further domestic terror attacks from Islamic State, experts warnMAUREEN CALLAHAN: After New Orleans terror and Las Vegas, it’s hideously clear dotard Biden has let an evil cancer thrive in America. There’s only one way to cut it outCloseted Neo-Nazi’s chilling words to family after murdering their gay teenage sonRevealed: Police officers spending more time searching for missing people than fighting crimeKamala Harris receives awkward five-word comment from Senator Ruben Gallego’s sonMatthew Livelsberger’s unhinged ‘suicide note’ explaining why he blew up Cybertruck outside Trump Vegas hotelForget Dry January… Gen Z believes fad has become outdated with many young adults already going sober for longerOutrage as pardoned Hunter Biden is invited to lame-duck Joe’s last Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremonyUK snow LIVE: Hour-by-hour weather forecasts as cold snap hits Britain with blizzards and freezing rain on the wayStaggering amount taxpayers have spent on Welcome to Country ceremoniesNew Orleans terror attack victim’s heartbreaking last text revealed as sister collapses from griefHeaven and hell on murder islands: How streets of Trinidad and Tobago have become a warzone with 623 murders in a year
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Hezbollah was born of war, the seeds of which were sown in June 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, saying it had to get rid of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
As the Lebanese civil war raged in the background, the Israeli military in August 1982 forced the PLO to relocate to Tunisia, but stayed on in Lebanon to support its proxies in the civil war.
In mid-September 1982, a Lebanese militia, in coordination with the Israeli army, carried out the Sabra and Shatila massacre, killing up to 3,500 Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians.
Outraged by Israel’s role in the mass killing, Shia Muslims, reportedly backed by Iran, organised an armed resistance against Israel and its allies in the West that came to be known as Hezbollah.
The armed group quickly grew in strength, drawing support from young people and other residents in the Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut – areas with a large population of Shia Muslims.
By 1985, Hezbollah had forced Israel to withdraw to the south of Lebanon, ending this first Israel-Lebanon war, but the group maintained a low-intensity conflict until Israel withdrew from the country entirely in 2000.
In 2006, Hezbollah killed three Israeli soldiers in Israeli territory and captured two others, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, leading to the second Israel-Lebanon war (the July war), which lasted 34 days.
Since October 2023, Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel, to force a ceasefire in Gaza. But on September 17, 2024 Hezbollah members were targeted when 5,000 pagers exploded, maiming hundreds of people in an attack blamed on Israel.
As of September 23, Israel has ramped up its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon, with aerial bombings that have killed hundreds and caused a panicked exodus from southern Lebanon. Which, many observers say, has all the makings of a third Lebanon-Israel war.
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