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Hezbollah Receives Offers of Support from Iran-backed Fighters
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is seen addressing supporters, in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo: Reuters.
i24 News – Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah revealed that numerous terror groups from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and other countries have expressed readiness to send thousands of fighters to support Hezbollah in Lebanon if the conflict with Israel intensifies into full-scale war.
The announcement comes amidst heightened tensions following ongoing exchanges of fire along Lebanon’s border with northern Israel, triggered in part by a Hamas-led assault on southern Israel earlier this month.
Nasrallah’s remarks, made in a speech on Wednesday, underscored Hezbollah’s preparedness amid recent hostilities.
He acknowledged offers from various terrorist leaders but noted that Hezbollah already boasts over 100,000 fighters, suggesting their current capabilities may suffice. However, Nasrallah hinted at the potential for broader engagement, citing past statements indicating readiness to partner with fighters from multiple countries in the event of all-out war.
Officials from Iran-backed groups in Lebanon and Iraq have corroborated these sentiments, asserting that fighters from across the Middle East are poised to join Hezbollah if conflict escalates along the Lebanon-Israel border. Many of these fighters are reportedly already deployed in Syria and could readily move across the porous border into Lebanon.
The prospect of foreign fighters aligning with Hezbollah underscores broader regional tensions, with groups from the so-called “axis of resistance” emphasizing a unified strategy across multiple conflict zones until Israel ceases its offensive in Gaza. Despite these assertions, specifics regarding the timing and extent of potential military deployments remain undisclosed, with officials preferring anonymity due to the sensitivity of discussing military matters.
Experts on Hezbollah suggest that while current engagements rely heavily on advanced technology like missiles and drones, a prolonged war scenario could necessitate additional manpower from outside Lebanon.
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Treasure Trove: How a Polish-Jewish artist told Canadians about the horrors of Nazi Germany and produced beautiful illustrations
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was a Polish-Jewish artist whose work reflected the historic times he lived: the two world wars, the rise of totalitarianism in Europe and the birth of the State of Israel. In 1940, with the support of the British government and the Polish government-in-exile, he visited Canada to popularize the struggle against Nazism. […]
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Biden hits Fundraising Trail in Show of Strength after Dismal Debate Performance
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., June 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
President Joe Biden embarks on a series of fundraising events across two states on Saturday as he works to stamp out a crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign following a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit the upscale New York beach enclave known as the Hamptons for a campaign fundraiser hosted by hedge-fund billionaire Barry Rosentein. Later in the day, he will travel to New Jersey for a fundraiser hosted by wealthy New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat.
Fellow hedge-fund founder Eric Mindich and his Tony Award-winning producer wife Stacey, celebrity couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, and actor Michael J. Fox are all listed as members of the host committee at the New York event, according to an invitation seen by Reuters.
Biden told a rally in North Carolina on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would heed calls from Democrats who want him to drop out of the race.
Biden‘s verbal stumbles and occasionally meandering responses during Thursday night’s debate heightened voter concerns that the 81-year-old might not be fit to serve another four-year term.
The Biden campaign on Saturday boasted it had raised more than $27 million between debate day through Friday evening, but questions remain about whether the debate performance will hurt fundraising, at least in the short term.
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Arab League Rescinds the Classification of Hezbollah as a Terrorist Group
Mourners carry a coffin during the funeral of Wissam Tawil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan forces who according to Lebanese security sources was killed during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, in Khirbet Selm, Lebanon, Jan. 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Taher
i24 News – The Arab League no longer defines Hezbollah as a proscribed terrorist group, an official said on Saturday.
Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based Shiite militia and a proxy of the Islamic regime in Iran, boasts the world’s largest rocket arsenal of any non-state actor. It is animated by the antisemitic ideology of jihad and is committed to the destruction of Israel.
“In earlier Arab League decisions, Hezbollah was designated as a terrorist organization, and this designation was reflected in the resolutions,” Hossam Zaki, the assistant secretary-general of the Arab League, was quoted in Arab media as saying.
“The League’s member states concurred that the labeling of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization should no longer be employed,” Zaki said, adding that the regional body “does not maintain terrorist lists and does not actively seek to designate entities in such a manner.”
Hezbollah has unleashed numerous rockets, mortars and drones on northern Israel in the past eight months starting on October 8, a day after the Jewish state suffered the worst antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust at the hands of the Palestinian jihadists of Hamas.
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