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Hezbollah and the Palestinian territories are linked through their shared status as regions where groups supported by the IRGC-QF operate [1], [2], and through Israel's military targeting of Hezbollah and Hamas leadership, which impacts the political landscape in both Lebanon and the Palestinian territories [3].
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War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS csis.org 2 facts
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (specifically the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
claimForces supported by the IRGC-QF include Lebanese Hezbollah, the Hashd al-Sha’abi in Iraq (including the Badr Organization, Kata’ib Hezbollah, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq), militia forces in Syria, the Houthis in Yemen, Liwa Fatemiyoun from Afghanistan, Liwa Zainabyoun from Pakistan, and groups in Palestinian territory such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 1 fact
claimIsrael has targeted key leadership figures within Hamas and Hezbollah, which has weakened the organizational and political influence of these groups in Palestinian territories and Lebanon.