Hezbollah
The United States is conducting increased investigations and prosecutions against alleged Hezbollah facilitators across the continent; the effort has been welcomed by those who understand the gravity of threats posed there.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports the attack was directed at missile storage sites used by Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militias.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon shares new evidence on Iran’s use of civilian channels to arm Hezbollah • Lebanese ambassador: Danon’s speech a “direct threat.”
As tensions in the Persian Gulf continue to rise, commanders of the Lebanese terrorist group say it is “ready to initiate hostilities, if and when Tehran deems that necessary.”
“We, the mourning families, ask the government to rise above narrow political considerations and to add the terrorist organization Hezbollah to the indictment without delay,” said Kobi Price.
“This administration will continue to target Hezbollah terrorists who plot murderous operations and indiscriminately kill innocent civilians on behalf of this violent group and its Iranian patrons,” said Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelker.
The move occurred on the 25th anniversary of the AMIA community center bombing in Buenos Aires.
The Israel prime minister’s remarks come after the Hezbollah leader warned that a war between the United States and Iran would put the Jewish state “on the brink of extinction.”
“We will continue to seek ways to block terrorist travel and cut off the flow of money to these groups,” said Nathan Sales, the U.S. State Department’s Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
Amin Sherri and Muhammad Hasan Ra’d are Hezbollah members of the Lebanese Parliament, while Wafiq Safa is a Hezballah “interlocutor to the Lebanese security forces,” according to the Treasury Department.
Jundallah has allegedly been behind numerous attacks that have killed Iranian civilians and government officials.
The strikes indicate that Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, were involved in a major new weapons’ development or smuggling project, possibly aimed at giving Hezbollah new precision missile capabilities with which it can target strategic Israeli sites.
