The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel.| Los Angeles Times
Hassan Nasrallah propelled Hezbollah in Lebanon into one of the world’s most powerful paramilitary factions and Israel's constant foe.| Los Angeles Times
As half a million in Lebanon are displaced by the raging Israel-Hezbollah conflict, people search for safety and sanity in crowded homes and shelters.| Los Angeles Times
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After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take refuge in Lebanon.| Los Angeles Times
Even in Lebanese villages that incurred heavy losses during Hezbollah's war with Israel, support for the militant group remains strong despite some dissent.| Los Angeles Times
Christian villages in southern Lebanon thought their neutrality may spare them from violence in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Then the evacuation orders came.| Los Angeles Times
A strike in Shebaa, Lebanon, kills a family of nine, including a woman eight months pregnant, reflecting the horror of the growing violence between Israel and Lebanon.| Los Angeles Times
The escalating war between Hezbollah and Israel — coupled with scorching heat — has sparked fires that are destroying forests and farmland.| Los Angeles Times
Lebanon-based Hezbollah is holding back from all-out war with Israel for now — but chances of a dangerous miscalculation by either side are high.| Los Angeles Times