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The Rise and Influence of Hezbollah in Lebanon
TLDR Hezbollah, a political party and resistance movement in Lebanon, originated from the Iranian Revolution and the support of the Palestinians. It has gained power through social services and tough tactics, and is feared for its involvement in various activities, including suicide bombings.
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Hezbollah has launched missiles across the border into Israel in support of Hamas, leading to fear of war in Lebanon.
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Lebanon is experiencing a sense of panic and fear due to the possibility of war, leading to mass evacuations and rumors, but the Lebanese people continue to party and live with a vengeance as a way of coping and surviving.
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Lebanon was once a cosmopolitan haven, but tensions between the political left and right, as well as the rise of the Palestinian cause and the Islamic Republic of Iran, eventually led to the civil war in 1975 and the growth of Hezbollah.
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The formation of Hezbollah in Lebanon was influenced by the Iranian Revolution and the support of the Palestinians, as well as the Iran-Iraq war and the complex dynamics of Shia-Sunni relations in the region.
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Hezbollah was officially created in 1985, but its origins can be traced back to the arrival of Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Bikha Valley in 1982, where they began imposing their ideology and carrying out terrorist attacks.
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Hezbollah, meaning "Party of God," originated in Iran and was inspired by the Iranian Revolution, gradually imposing its ideology and restrictions on music and alcohol in certain parts of Lebanon, particularly in the Shia-dominated southern region, while also establishing a radio station in the Bekaa Valley.
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Hezbollah has launched itself into the world and is feared today due to their involvement in various activities, although they deny it, including training with Palestinians in Lebanon before 1982.
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Hezbollah's use of suicide bombing as a weapon of choice began with the 1982 bombing of the Israeli headquarters in Tire, followed by the bombing of the US embassy in Beirut in 1983, leading people to realize that the civil war in Lebanon was taking a new and violent direction.
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Hezbollah became a political force by transforming from a resistance movement against Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon to a political party that gained support through social services and tough tactics.
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Hezbollah and Amal fought a war in the 80s as a proxy war between Iran and Syria, and today Iran and Hezbollah have more influence in Syria than the Assad regime.
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