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Israeli security planners consider Hezbollah—a Lebanon-based, Iranian-backed terrorist organization—to be one of the most imminent threats facing Israel. Hezbollah uses the Lebanese population as human shields, hiding its weapons and terrorists within civilian infrastructure. HEZBOLLAH THREATS TO ISRAEL: 1983 241 U.S. servicemen killed in Hezbollah bombing of the U.S. Marine base in Beirut 1992 29 people killed in Hezbollah bombing of Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1994 85 people killed in Hezbollah bombing of Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires 1995 U.S. designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization 1996 19 American servicemen killed in Hezbollah bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia 2006 165 Israeli civilians and soldiers killed during war with Hezbollah in Lebanon 2016 The Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization LEBANON SYRIA Hezbollah has an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel Hezbollah has 45,000 active and reserve fighters Hezbollah has 6,000-8,000 fighters in Syria Hezbollah is capable of launching 1,500 rockets per day into Israel ISRAEL Hezbollah has dug tunnels to infiltrate and attack Israel Hezbollah has converted as many as 240 Shiite villages in southern Lebanon into fighting zones JUNE 2017

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Israeli security planners consider Hezbollah—a Lebanon-based, Iranian-backed terrorist organization—to be one of the most imminent threats facing Israel. Hezbollah uses the Lebanese population as human shields, hiding its weapons and terrorists within civilian infrastructure.

HEZBOLLAHTHREATS TO ISRAEL:

1983241 U.S. servicemen killed in Hezbollah bombing of the U.S. Marine base in Beirut

1992 29 people killed in Hezbollah bombing of Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina

1994 85 people killed in Hezbollah bombing of Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires

1995 U.S. designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization

1996 19 American servicemen killed in Hezbollah bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia

2006165 Israeli civilians and soldiers killed during war with Hezbollah in Lebanon

2016The Arab League and Gulf Cooperation Council designates Hezbollah as a terrorist organization

L EBANON

S Y R IA

Hezbollah has an estimated 150,000 rockets and missiles capable of striking anywhere in Israel

Hezbollah has 45,000 active and reserve fighters

Hezbollah has 6,000-8,000 fighters in Syria

Hezbollah is capable of launching 1,500 rockets per day into Israel I SR A EL

Hezbollah has dug tunnels to infiltrate and attack Israel

Hezbollah has converted as many as 240 Shiite villages in southern

Lebanon into fighting zones

JUNE 2017