Missiles, fighters, budget ... What do we know about Hezbollah’s firepower?
Lebanon’s armed Hezbollah group is part of the “Axis of Resistance”, an alliance of Iran-backed groups across the Middle East that also includes the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Hezbollah says its rockets can strike all parts of Israel and its arsenal includes precision missiles. The group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has said it has 100,000 fighters; the US Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook says it was estimated in 2022 to have 45,000 fighters, split between roughly 20,000 who are full-time and 25,000 who are reservists. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle tells us more about Hezbollah's military power.