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Hezbollah is rearming for possible renewed fighting with Israel, sources say
Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for possible renewed fighting with Israel, according to Lebanese security sources briefed on its activities.
The Iran-backed group has received tens of millions of dollars from Iran to strengthen its military capabilities, the sources say.
It is rebuilding after two wars since 2024 killed thousands of its fighters and destroyed much of its arsenal.
Hezbollah has used a lull in fighting since June to seek explosives, produce drones and restore command structures, according to the sources.
Israeli forces remain in parts of southern Lebanon, while political pressure in Beirut has grown for Hezbollah to disarm.
The group has not fully rebuilt its stockpiles or fighting force, and it has not said whether it would join any new fighting.
The United States says it will keep targeting Hezbollah’s finances, while the risk of wider US-Iran tensions could reignite fighting in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel after receiving tens of millions of dollars from Iran, according to Lebanese security sources.
The group has used a lull in hostilities since June to rearm, focusing on explosives and drones, sources told Reuters.
Hezbollah is also restoring command-and-control structures that were damaged in battles, though sources say its stockpiles and fighting force are not fully prepared.
Hezbollah says Israel’s presence on Lebanese territory gives it a legitimate right to resist, and it rejects claims that its command-and-control systems broke down.
- Who
- Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group.
- What
- It is rebuilding military capabilities and preparing for a possible renewed conflict with Israel.
- When
- The preparations have lasted three months, according to Lebanese security sources. The articles were published on October 26, 2026.
- Where
- In Lebanon, including southern Lebanon, and in preparation for possible attacks on Israeli positions.
- Why
- Sources say Hezbollah is preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel amid regional tensions.
Hezbollah
Israel
Legitimacy of resistance
Hezbollah
Hezbollah says Israel’s presence on Lebanese territory gives it a legitimate right to resist.
Israel
Israel says its security zone in southern Lebanon is intended to prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing near the border and threatening communities in northern Israel.
Military activity
Hezbollah
Hezbollah rejects the suggestion that its command-and-control systems have broken down.
Israel
Israeli forces are dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, and Israel’s military declined to comment on the reported rebuilding.
US-Israeli strikes on Iran intensified the wider regional conflict.
Hezbollah opened fire in support of Iran, triggering an Israeli offensive in Lebanon.
Hostilities largely abated, and Hezbollah used the lull to rearm, according to sources.
Reports said Hezbollah had spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities.
- Iranian military funding
- Tens of millions of dollars
- Additional aid from Tehran
- Around $200 million for displaced families
- Rearmament focus
- Explosives and drones
- Israeli offensive death toll
- More than 4,000 people
- Lebanon population uprooted
- A quarter of the population