Demonstrators wave Iran and Hezbollah flags and carry portraits of slain leaders, including Lebanon's late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, during a rally in Tehran on Oct. 2, 2024, a day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel.Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

What to know about Hezbollah and its connections to Iran and Hamas

The group, which is behind deadly attacks on Jewish institutions, has been designated as a terrorist organization by Canada, the U.S. and European countries

by · National Post

Israel is intensifying its ground operations in southern Lebanon, which are aimed at dismantling Hezbollah’s military installations after a year of rocket attacks launched by the terrorist organization.

The ground operation comes after a significant strike by the IDF on Hezbollah’s underground headquarters in southern Beirut, which resulted in the death of Hassan Nasrallah, the group’s secretary-general, who had led Hezbollah for over three decades.

Mom, 33, died shielding her 9-month-old son as terrorists shot and stabbed people in Tel AvivEditor’s note: Warning, graphic descriptions and imagesNational Post Staff, 02 Oct 2024Terry Glavin: Hezbollah's murderous terrorists are a global problem, not just Israel'sIt’s listed as a foreign terrorist organization by more than 60 countries around the world, including Canada, the United States, the European Union, the Arab League and the Persian Gulf states. For more than 40 years, it has plotted or carried out terror attacks in Israel, Bulgaria, Thailand, the U.S., Argentina, and elsewhere.Terry Glavin, 02 Oct 2024