What to know about Hezbollah (it’s more than just a militant group)
Hezbollah, backed by Iran, is one of the most powerful militant groups in the Middle East and its initial manifesto listed the destruction of Israel as a key goal.
Anika Arora Seth, Adam Taylor, Victoria Bisset and Sammy Westfall
Strikes between Hezbollah and Israel have been common for decades, but attacks between the two have ramped up sharply in the past week, raising fears of a wider war.
On Friday (Saturday AEST) Israel killed a senior Hezbollah commander and other members of the militant group in an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, following a week of deadly attacks across Lebanon that included detonations of walkie-talkies and pagers that killed at least 37 people and wounded thousands.
