Map Explainer: Hezbollah's Missile Threat

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This map explores the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, focusing on Hezbollah's military power.

Key Takeaways

• Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite Islamist militant group and political party with strong influence in Lebanon. 
• The Israel-Hezbollah conflict intensified in September as Israeli attacks exploded thousands of Hezbollah's wireless devices, killing dozens and wounding thousands. An Israeli strike in Beirut killed senior Hezbollah commanders, followed by Israel's largest bombardment of the war, claiming over 500 lives in a single day.
• Allied with Israel, the U.S. has 40K troops in the region and aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman and USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Gulf.
• Iran has 1 million personnel and the largest missile arsenal in the Middle East.