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Meanings of Hizbollah in English

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A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon.

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      Usage of Hizbollah in English
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      The Israeli army said it fired at Hizbollah positions in southern Lebanon.
      The Irish Times
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      Israeli warplanes were fired upon today by Hizbollah as they flew deep into Lebanese airspace.
      The Irish Times
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      The delegates were mainly moderates but included a representative from the Syrian and Iranian-backed Hizbollah.
      The Irish Times
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      The frontier violence erupted at the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms, which Hizbollah says is Israeli-held Lebanese territory.
      The Irish Times
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      Washington is also concerned by Tehran's backing for radical Islamist groups such as Hizbollah and Hamas.
      Reuters
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      A Hizbollah spokesman was not available for comment.
      Reuters
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      The Sunni Muslim premier has resisted Hizbollah's demand.
      The Irish Times
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      Lebanon's Syrian-backed Hizbollah guerrillas attacked Israeli positions in the disputed Shebaa Farms border zone today, witnesses said.
      The Irish Times
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      The Israeli army is claiming it killed a senior Hizbollah commander in fighting near the Lebanese border.
      The Irish Times
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      Israel attacked targets in southern Lebanon today after Hizbollah rebels attacked an Israeli patrol in a border area.
      The Irish Times
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      The soldiers spent six hours in bunkers when hostilities broke out between Israeli troops and Lebanese Hizbollah guerrillas.
      The Irish Times
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      The United Nations views both the overflights and retaliatory Hizbollah fire as violations of the terms of Israel's pullout.
      The Irish Times
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      A powerful car bomb killed a member of Lebanon's Hizbollah today in an attack the group blamed on Israel.
      The Irish Times
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      Israeli TV said the aircraft struck positions belonging to the Lebanese Hizbollah guerrilla group which is active in the area.
      The Irish Times
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      He said the initiative by the Shiite group "reflects only Hizbollah's desire to get involved in the conflict."
      The Irish Times
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      An Israeli soldier was killed in a Hizbollah attack on an Israeli instillation on the border with Lebanon earlier today.
      The Irish Times
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