It has been asserted by Mansoor Ijaz that in 1996 while the Clinton Administration had begun pursuit of the policy, the Sudanese government allegedly offered to arrest and extradite Bin Laden as well as to provide the United States detailed intelligence information about growing militant organizations in the region, including Hezbollah and Hamas, and that U. S. authorities allegedly rejected each offer, despite knowing of bin Laden's involvement in bombings on American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Hezbollah, which started with only a small militia, has grown to an organization with seats in the Lebanese government, a radio and a satellite television-station, and programs for social development.

The ideology of Hezbollah has been summarized as Shi ' i radicalism.

Although Hezbollah originally aimed to transform Lebanon into a formal Faqihi Islamic republic, this goal has been abandoned in favor of a more inclusive approach.

From the inception of Hezbollah to the present, the elimination of the State of Israel has been one of Hezbollah's primary goals.

Like the Hamas propaganda for holy war, that of Hezbollah has relied on the endless vilification of Jews as ' enemies of mankind ,' ' conspiratorial, obstinate, and conceited ' adversaries full of ' satanic plans ' to enslave the Arabs.

Since the Second Lebanon War, however, Iran has restructured Hezbollah to limit the power of Hassan Nasrallah, and invested billions of dollars " rehabilitating " Hezbollah.

" Hezbollah has a single leadership ," according to Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's second in command.

The US estimates that Iran has been giving Hezbollah about US $ 60 – 100 million per year in financial assistance.

Hezbollah has relied also on funding from the Shi ' ite Lebanese Diaspora in West Africa, the United States and, most importantly, the Triple Frontier, or tri-border area, along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil.

Hezbollah has set up a Martyr's Institute ( Al-Shahid Social Association ), which guarantees to provide living and education expenses " for the families of fighters who die " in battle.

An IRIN news report of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted: " Hezbollah not only has armed and political wings – it also boasts an extensive social development program.

However, unlike Amal, Hezbollah has not disarmed.

Hezbollah has been one the main parties of March 8 Alliance since March 2005.

The army also pledged to resolve the dispute and has reversed the decisions of the government by letting Hezbollah preserve its telecoms network and re-instating the airport's security chief.

At the end of the conflicts, National unity government was formed by Fouad Siniora on July 11, 2008 and Hezbollah has one minister and controls eleven of thirty seats in the cabinet.

Since then both Israel and Hezbollah have asserted that the organization has gained in military strength.

Hezbollah denies involvement in any attack, though it has been accused of some or all of these attacks:

Since 1990, Hezbollah has been accused of the following attacks and attempted attacks.

Hezbollah has been involved in several cases of armed conflict with Israel:

Hezbollah and many analysts considered this a victory for the movement, and since then its popularity has been boosted in Lebanon.

Israel Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz has, however, said that Hezbollah abducted the soldiers and then killed them.

Hezbollah receives military training, weapons, and financial support from Iran, and political support from Syria.

Structurally, Hezbollah does not distinguish between its political / social activities within Lebanon and its military / jihad activities against Israel.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the government's decision to declare the group's military telecommunications network illegal was a " declaration of war " on the organization, and demanded that the government revoke it.

Both sides agreed that civilians should not be targeted, which meant that Hezbollah would be allowed to continue its military activities against IDF forces inside Lebanon.

The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military.

It has been estimated by Mustafa Alani, security director at the Dubai-based Gulf Research Centre that Hezbollah's military force is made up of about 1, 000 full-time Hezbollah members, along with a further 6, 000 – 10, 000 volunteers.

Although Hezbollah and Hamas are not organizationally linked, Hezbollah provides military training as well as financial and moral support to the Sunni Palestinian group.

Additionally, 76 % disapproved of the military action Hezbollah took in Israel, compared to 38 % who disapproved of Israel's military action in Lebanon.

The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military.

* War on Terrorism ( 2001 – present ) – refers to several ideological, military, and diplomatic campaigns aimed at putting an end to international terrorism by preventing groups defined by the U. S. and its allies as terrorist ( largely Islamist groups such as al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas ) from posing a threat to the U. S. and its allies, and by putting an end to state sponsorship of terrorism.

The principal parties were Hezbollah paramilitary forces and the Israeli military.

The war that began as military operation in response to the abduction of two Israeli reserve soldiers by the Hezbollah, gradually strengthened and became a wider confrontation.

The Government of Lebanon is responsible for the implementation, and for preventing the flow of armaments and other military equipment to the militias, including Hezbollah, from Syria, Iran, and other external sources.

A May 2008 CSUCS report stated that Hezbollah trains children for military services.

; 2006 July – August: A military conflict in Lebanon and northern Israel started on July 12, after a Hezbollah cross-border raid into Israel.

Even after the Israeli military withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, to the line designated by UN officials, Hezbollah cites what it sees as continued Israeli occupation of the disputed Shebaa Farms as justification for attacks on Israel.

Iranian officials offered to withdraw military backing for Hamas and Hezbollah, and to give open access to their nuclear facilities in return for Western action in disbanding the MEK, which was revealed by Newsnight, a BBC current affairs program, in 2007.

* Ending the military presence of several Lebanese and non-Lebanese groups such as Hezbollah, Palestinian armed militias and other Islamists, and call for their immediate decommissioning.

Ending the military status of several Lebanese and non-Lebanese groups such as Hezbollah, Palestinian armed militias and other Islamists groups, and call for their immediate disarmament.

Special Force is a first-person shooter military video game, published by the Lebonese political group Hezbollah, created using the Genesis 3D engine.