According to reports, Hezbollah has targeted Israel from across the border in Lebanon for the past month. Reportedly, the leader who has been in charge since 1992 and has close links with Iran’s Ayatollah Khameni has praised the October 7 hamas attack on Israel in his first speech about the war. According to a report, lebanese israeli wars were the result of a border conflict and access to water. Reportedly, hezbollah, a shia muslim organisation was established in the early 1980s to oppose Israel and has participated in lebenese elections since 1992. According to the report, in 2006 a cross border raid by hezbollah resulted in israeli troops invading southern Lebanon to fight Hezbollah but they survived and have since increased their fighters and obtained more weapons.