- Iran funds approximately $700 million to Lebanon annually. Hezbollah effectively controls Lebanon, is stronger than many national armies and poses a significantly greater threat than Hamas. Hezbollah’s stated goal is the complete destruction of the Jewish state. (aipacorg.app.box.com)
- All of Lebanon — including the country’s primary civilian airport — is used by Hezbollah to shield its military infrastructure. Hezbollah has turned entire Lebanese cities into mazes of underground bunkers, rocket-launch sites, and interconnecting tunnels, with at least one out of every four houses in parts of Lebanon reportedly hosting a Hezbollah base, post, weapons depot, or hideout. (aipacorg.app.box.com)
- Iranian-backed militias were originally sent to Syria to support the brutal Assad regime. They have remained in Syria to establish additional terrorist forces along the border with Israel and to maintain Iran’s land bridge to the Mediterranean, allowing the regime to more easily smuggle weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. (aipacorg.app.box.com)
Knowledge is Key. Some basic facts.
