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where is hezbollah

Hezbollah is based in Lebanon , with its core stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut (often called the “Dahiyeh”), southern Lebanon near the Israeli border, and the Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

Quick Scoop: Where is Hezbollah?

  • Hezbollah’s home base is Lebanon, where it began in the early 1980s and where its leadership, political party structure, and most fighters are located.
  • Its strongest territorial presence is:
    • Southern Beirut suburbs (Dahiyeh) – political and organizational center.
* Southern Lebanon – rural areas and towns along the Israeli border.
* Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon – training, logistics, and weapons storage hub.

Current deployment (as of 2025–2026)

  • Analyses in early 2026 describe Hezbollah’s main military deployment as concentrated north of the Litani River and in the Beqaa Valley, where it maintains forces, weapons depots, and tunnel networks.
  • South of the Litani River (closer to Israel), Hezbollah has reduced overt presence but still uses some sites for rocket and mortar launch infrastructure, which have been repeatedly targeted by Israeli strikes.
  • The Lebanese army now says it largely controls the area south of the Litani “with the exception of regions and positions still held by Israel,” as part of efforts to limit non‑state armed groups there.

Beyond Lebanon

  • Hezbollah also operates networks and activities abroad , including in Syria (fighters supporting the Assad government) and in various countries through logistics, financing, and suspected plots, as tracked by research “maps” of Hezbollah’s worldwide activity.
  • These activities are usually covert and do not amount to territorial control; Lebanon remains the group’s central base and primary area of military and political power.

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