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handle is hein.crs/goveqtw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Israel Kills Leader of Lebanese Hezbollah September 30, 2024 On September 27, 2024, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime Secretary- General of Lebanese Hezbollah. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the United States was not involved and had no advance warning. Nasrallah's killing comes after a series of other Israeli operations against Hezbollah and raises questions about the group's future capabilities and strategic calculations, along with those of Israel, Iran, and the United States. Hezbollah is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, a longtime adversary of Israel, and arguably the most powerful of the armed groups Iran backs across the Middle East. The latest round of Hezbollah-Israel fighting has been ongoing since October 2023, when Hezbollah began launching projectiles into northern Israel in stated solidarity with Hamas (another FTO and Iran-backed group). Related issues for Members of Congress include U.S. assistance to Israel and to Lebanon's armed forces; the deployment of U.S. military forces to the region; and the protection of U.S. citizens, whom the State Department has urged to depart Lebanon. Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Background and Escalation Hezbollah was founded in the 1980s to resist the Israeli invasion of Lebanon during the Lebanese civil war. After Israeli forces' 2000 withdrawal from Lebanon, Hezbollah has at times engaged in attacks against Israel, including a 34-day war in 2006 that left some 160 Israelis and 1,200 Lebanese dead. The day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hezbollah began cross-border rocket attacks. In the following weeks, Israel evacuated roughly 60,000 people from northern Israel, at least partly due to concerns of an October 7-style attack there. They have remained displaced amid escalating violence. On September 16, 2024, the Israeli government updated the objectives of the war to include ... Returning the residents of the north securely to their homes. Operations claimed by or attributed to Israeli forces since then include: * The explosion of hundreds of electronic devices apparently used by Hezbollah members on September 17-18, killing dozens and wounding thousands (including some civilians), while injuring the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon. * A September 20 airstrike in Beirut that killed Ibrahim Aqil, a commander of the group's elite Radwan Force, and other senior leaders. * Israeli airstrikes on hundreds of missiles, launchers, and other targets across Lebanon on September 23, which reportedly killed over 500 Lebanese, including many civilians. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12431 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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