What is Hezbollah? How the group embedded itself into the fabric of Lebanese life – video

The Guardian · April 22, 2026 Politics

When Lebanon gets mentioned in the news, it’s often alongside Hezbollah. The group, designated by major western powers as a terrorist group, is varyingly characterised as a democratic political party in Lebanon’s parliament, as an organisation that provides social services and other times as a puppet of Iran. So what is Hezbollah?

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