The history of Hezbollah

In the wake of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack and Israel's invasion of Gaza, tensions have risen across the Middle East. Israel and Hezbollah, the most powerful military and political force in Lebanon, have been exchanging missile fire across the border they share, causing growing fears of an all-out war across the Middle East.

Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei from NPR’s history podcast "Throughline," bring us the story of how Hezbollah came to be.

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