Hezbollah

A Hezbollah suicide bomber drove a delivery van packed with explosives into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people, including Lebanese employees, Americans, and visitors. This attack marked a tragic event during the Lebanese Civil War.

Members of nascent Hezbollah carried out a bombing in Beirut targeting U.S. and French peacekeepers, resulting in the deaths of 241 Americans and 58 French individuals.

Starting from July 10, 1984, Hezbollah began a kidnapping campaign targeting Lebanon’s small Jewish community, resulting in the abduction and murder of eleven members, with only four bodies recovered bearing evidence of torture.

A Hezbollah suicide bomber drives a van laden with explosives into the U.S. Embassy's new location in East Beirut, resulting in the deaths of 23 people, including Lebanese visitors, employees, and American servicemen.

Hezbollah hijacks Kuwait Airlines Flight 221, leading to the execution of two USAID officials whose bodies were dumped onto the tarmac.

Hezbollah announces its existence by publishing its Open Letter, the group’s foundational ideological document, on the anniversary of the death of Sheikh Ragheb Harb.

Hezbollah bombs a restaurant near a U.S. forces base in Torrejon, Spain, resulting in the deaths of 18 U.S. servicemen and injuries to 83 others.

A Hezbollah suicide bomber attacks a motorcade carrying Kuwaiti emir Jaber al-Sabah, resulting in the deaths of his two bodyguards and a bystander.

Hezbollah assassinates LAF Colonel Sleiman Mathloum, the commander of the LAF’s Rayak Airbase in the Bekaa Governorate.

Hezbollah was founded out of preexisting Lebanese Shiite groups, although it did not officially declare its existence. This marked the beginning of a significant chapter in the history of Lebanon and the Middle East.

Hezbollah operatives, led by Imad Mughniyeh, hijack TWA Flight 847 and kill U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, dumping his body on the runway at Beirut airport.

Hassan Nasrallah, 32 years old, is unanimously elected as the Secretary-General of Hezbollah by the Shura Council.

A Hezbollah car bomb destroys the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, resulting in the deaths of 29 people.

A Hezbollah car bomb destroys the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, resulting in the death of 29 people, including four Israeli embassy personnel, on March 17.

A Hezbollah suicide bomber targets the AMIA Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, causing the death of 86 individuals.

A truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives detonated near Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, killing 19 service members and injuring 500. Hezbollah al Hejaz, an Iranian proxy, claimed responsibility. Iran was later held responsible for the bombing and ordered to pay $254 million to the families of the victims.

Hezbollah's attack on SLA and IDF positions on May 18 leads to the collapse of the South Lebanon Security Zone on May 25, 2000.

Hezbollah ends its sixth conclave, electing Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary-General for life, and places its media operations under his direct control in order to expand its propaganda outreach. Imad Mughniyeh is elected to the Shura Council. The group officially decides to update the Open Letter.

In May 2008, Hezbollah-led opposition fighters took control of several West Beirut neighborhoods from the government-backed forces, leading to street battles and a significant political crisis in Lebanon.

The Doha Agreement was reached on May 21, 2008, ending the 18-month political feud in Lebanon and granting Hezbollah and its allies veto power in the country's parliament.

The Battle of Aleppo, which lasted for years, concludes with a decisive victory for Syrian President Assad, Hezbollah, and their allied forces, marking a significant turning point in the Syrian conflict.

Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, urges for a new Palestinian uprising in response to the US recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. ISIS releases a video showing fallen Hezbollah fighters.

Two Israeli drones crash in the Hezbollah-dominated southern outskirts of Beirut. Hezbollah claims they were rigged with explosives for a potential attack.

Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, vowed to drive U.S. forces out of the Middle East in retaliation for the killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani by the U.S. in Baghdad.

U.S. lawmakers call on the European Union to label all of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and prohibit its activities in Europe, not just its military wing.

Shin Bet announced the thwarting of a plot backed by Iran and Hezbollah to launch high-profile attacks in Judea and Samaria through the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The cell planned major attacks on Israeli targets, including kidnapping an IDF soldier for a prisoner exchange.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds Salim Ayyash, a member of Hezbollah, guilty of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Two other members of Hezbollah were exonerated. The Tribunal did not definitively link Hezbollah's leadership or the Syrian regime to ordering the assassination.

Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel while IDF clashed with Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. Hezbollah did not claim responsibility for the rockets, leading to IDF retaliating with artillery fire into Lebanon.

The US imposes economic sanctions on an international network involved in oil smuggling and money laundering, led by IRGC Quds Force officials, for smuggling funds to Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies.

Hezbollah members Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi are sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for their involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri.

The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program offers a $10 million reward for information on Mohammad Jaafar Qasir, who is involved in overseeing front companies used to hide the IRGC-QF's role in oil sales benefiting Hezbollah and other illicit actors. Qasir is also linked to facilitating weapon transfers from Syria to Lebanon.

The United States organizes a 30-country meeting focused on countering Hezbollah, with participation from various countries and experts to address the threat posed by the organization.

A Hezbollah operative carries out a bombing on a bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, resulting in the deaths of six individuals, mostly Israeli youths, and injuring 32 others.

Shin Bet revealed the foiling of a plot backed by Iran and Hezbollah, involving the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) in Judea and Samaria. The operation aimed to carry out major attacks on Israeli targets and communities, including kidnapping an IDF soldier.

A Mossad investigation uncovers that a Hezbollah unit was responsible for terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Argentina during the 1990s, without direct aid from Iran.

The United States Treasury Department imposes sanctions on Hezbollah for its role in the Syrian Civil War and support of the Assad regime. This action adds Hezbollah to a U.S. blacklist under an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2011.

Serbia officially labels Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its entirety, marking a significant move against the group.

A US court ordered Hezbollah to pay millions of dollars in damages to Americans who claimed they were injured by Hezbollah's rockets during the 2006 war with Israel. This legal action holds Hezbollah accountable for its actions.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah supported the Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal and claimed credit for influencing Israel to accept the agreement.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon sentenced Hezbollah members Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi to life imprisonment in absentia for the assassination of Rafic Hariri.

Hezbollah launched rockets at Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, leading to Israeli retaliation with drone strikes and artillery fire. The clashes marked a significant escalation between the two countries since the 2006 Lebanon War.