Hezbollah
It is seen as part of a greater international plot, with similar Hezbollah operations having been discovered in New York, Cyprus and Thailand.
Brig. Gen. Jamal al-Ahmad, one of a group of Syrian officers tasked with maintaining ties with Hezbollah and its Golan Heights commander, was gunned down by unknown assailants in the Sweida area in southwest Syria.
Nicolás Maduro is being heavily supported by international pariahs such as Russia, Cuba, Iran and its terror proxy, Hezbollah.
The U.S. Secretary of State’s remarks came as German lawmakers consider outlawing the Lebanese terror group. Like the European Union, Germany only considers Hezbollah’s military wing as such.
“Hezbollah’s goal is the destruction of Israel and the Jews, and we should not be offering a safe haven for them to hide in Germany and finance their armed struggle in Lebanon against Israel from our territory,” senior AfD MP Beatrix von Storch, said in a statement.
The mile-long, 265-foot deep tunnel was built by Hezbollah to facilitate infiltration into Israel, and was the largest of six found as part of “Operation Northern Shield.”
Israel sent the message that Iran cannot hide behind its proxies and allies, and that its activities remain highly exposed to Israeli intelligence and firepower.
As Iran feels increasingly cornered by U.S. pressure, and as tensions between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf rise, the greater the risk becomes of miscalculation and inadvertent escalation.
It was 22 stories deep, 2,500 feet long and featured air-conditioning, phone lines and rail tracks to serve as a staging ground for a cross-border invasion.
Israeli minister Gil Erdan blasts U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis after he tweets his thanks to Hezbollah deputy chief Gen. Naim Qassem for “an open and substantive discussion.”
Charges against Ali Kourani, 34, consisted of providing support to the U.S.-designated terrorist entity.
Feeling the pinch of U.S. sanctions against its sponsor Iran, Hezbollah once again turns to its supporters for financial aid.
