Hezbollah’s Unit 4400
On October 1, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Mohammad Jaafar Qasir, a high-value Hezbollah operative who commanded the group’s Unit 4400—the body responsible for transporting...
Mustafa Badreddine
Hezbollah c’est moi: The Party of God without Hassan Nasrallah
On September 27, the unimaginable happened. At approximately 5:22 p.m. local time, reports emerged of a massive Israeli strike on the predominantly Shia southern suburbs of Beirut, known colloquially as...
Op-eds
Understanding Nasrallah’s speech: How will Hezbollah avenge Shukr?
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah spoke for the second time in seven days on August 6, commemorating one week since the assassination of the group’s military commander Fuad Shukr...
Op-eds
Israel SitRep: May 13, 2024
Today’s Issue: Defense Minister Gallant: This War ‘Will Shape Our Lives for Decades to Come’ | IDF and Shin Bet Eliminate Hamas Operative Who Held Hostage Cpl. Noa Marciano | Israel Opens New...
Israel at War Situation Report
Was a Hezbollah Commander Really Killed by His Own Organization?
Two weeks ago, Israel Defense Force Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot took the unusual step of confi...
Op-eds
Why Bibi’s Visits to Moscow Mean Bad News for Israel
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Russia for yet another meeting with president Vladimir Putin—his third such trip (and fourth meeti...
Op-eds
Iran and Hezbollah Avoid Blaming Israel for Terrorist Commander’s Death
Mustafa Badreddine, the head of Hezbollah’s military operations in Syria, was recently killed in an explosion near Damascus International Airport. Although the assassination bears some sign...
Op-eds
How Iran Shapes Hezbollah
Following the mysterious death of Hezbollah senior military commander Mustafa Badreddine in Syria last week, speculation continues to swirl over the identity of his possible successor. The prevai...
Op-eds
A death in Damascus, a funeral in Beirut
Five years ago, during the hopefully named Arab Spring, Syrians staged peaceful protests against the ruling dynasty that had long oppressed them. President Bashar al Assad responded brutally: In...
Op-eds
Hezbollah Military Commander Killed in Syria
Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah’s military commander, was killed in Syria on Thursday night according to Lebanese television channels close to Hezbollah. Al-Mayadeen TV claimed Badreddine was...
Policy Briefs
Assad’s Cabinet
Syria’s dictator’s, and the rest of the Iranian-led resistance bloc’s, well-placed advocates in Washington.
Op-eds
Will Europe Outlaw Hezbollah?
BERLIN -- The July suicide bombing of a bus full of Israeli tourists at the seaside Bulgarian resort of Bur...
Op-eds
US Adds 2 Senior Hezbollah Military Leaders to Terror List
Yesterday the US Treasury Department added both Hezbollah's military leader and the chief of its External Security Organization to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists....
Op-eds
A Hezbollah Crack-up?
Lebanon’s fratricidal extremists.