What is Hezbollah and how is it linked to the Israel-Gaza war? | Start Here

The war in Gaza has reignited the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an armed group based in Lebanon. How did Hezbollah emerge? How powerful is it? And how is Hezbollah connected to Iran? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. The different sides of Hezbollah. 00:56 Hasan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader. 01:48 Hezbollah’s links to Iran and the IRGC. 02:02 Hezbollah’s connection to the Lebanese Shia. 02:53 How is political power divided in Lebanon? 03:06 How is Hezbollah’s rise connected to Iran? 04:06 Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982. 04:37 What are Hezbollah’s aims? 06:12 How Hezbollah entered Lebanese politics in the 1990s. 06:46 Hezbollah and its weapons. 07:50 Hezbollah’s role in the Lebanese political system. 08:22 Iran’s “axis of resistance”. 10:09 Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian war. 10:39 How the war in Gaza has reignited the fight between Hezbollah and Israel. 11:10 Could the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel turn into a full-blown war? 11:47 This episode features: Zeina Khodr, Senior Correspondent, Al Jazeera English Hanin Ghaddar, Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Mohanad Hage Ali, Deputy Director for Research, Carnegie Middle East Center You can find all Start Here episodes here: https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to Al Jazeera so you don’t miss future episodes: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow Sandra Gathmann on Instagram and X: @SandraGathmann