News
Latest News
news bulletin
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Other News
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Beirut
16
o
Bekaa
8
o
Keserwan
17
o
Metn
17
o
Mount Lebanon
9
o
North
17
o
South
15
o
Live
Video
Audio
Schedule
shows
العربية
watching now
Morning Talk
SUBSCRIBE
Home
Notification
Live
Video
Audio
shows
Beirut
16
o
Bekaa
8
o
Keserwan
17
o
Metn
17
o
Mount Lebanon
9
o
North
17
o
South
15
o
News
Programs
The News
Breaking Headlines
Israel-Gaza War Updates
Variety and Tech
Sports News
Middle East News
World News
Lebanon News
Press Highlights
Lebanon Economy
News Bulletin Reports
Programs
Documentaries
Lebanon’s Centennial
Movies
News Bulletin
The Untold History
Talk Show
Series
Sports
Variety
Other
Comedy
Oldies
Clips
Breaking News
Latest News
Highlighted News
Most Read
Videos
العربية
Watch the latest programs and the latest developments on your favorite screen
Shows
Join millions of followers
Who We Are
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Careers
Channel frequencies
Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions
Hezbollah aims to rebuild longer term despite Israeli blows, sources tell Reuters
Lebanon News
04-12-2024 | 12:34
High views
Share
Share
3
min
Hezbollah aims to rebuild longer term despite Israeli blows, sources tell Reuters
Hezbollah will likely try to rebuild its stockpiles and forces and pose a long-term threat to the U.S. and its regional allies, four sources briefed on updated U.S. intelligence told Reuters.
U.S. intelligence agencies assessed in recent weeks that Hezbollah, even amid Israel's military campaign, had begun to recruit new fighters and was trying to find ways to rearm through domestic production and by smuggling materials through Syria, said a senior U.S. official, an Israeli official, and two U.S. lawmakers briefed on the intelligence, speaking on condition of anonymity.
It's unclear to what extent those efforts have slowed since last week when Hezbollah and Israel reached a shaky ceasefire, two of the sources said.
U.S. intelligence agencies assess that Hezbollah is operating with limited firepower. It has lost more than half its weapons stockpiles and thousands of fighters during the conflict with Israel, reducing Tehran's overall military capacity to its lowest point in decades, according to the intelligence.
But Hezbollah has not been destroyed. It still maintains thousands of short-range rockets in Lebanon, and it will try to rebuild using weapons factories in neighboring countries with available transport routes, the sources said.
U.S. officials are concerned about Hezbollah's access to Syria, where Syrian rebels recently launched an offensive to retake government strongholds in Aleppo and Hama.
Washington is trying to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to limit Hezbollah's operations, enlisting other countries in the region to help, a senior U.S. official said.
Hezbollah officials have said the group will continue to function as a "resistance" against Israel, but its secretary general Naim Qassem has not brought up the group's weapons in recent speeches, including after the ceasefire was reached.
Sources in Lebanon say Hezbollah's priority is rebuilding homes for its constituency after Israeli strikes destroyed swaths of Lebanon's south and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The U.S. National Security Council and the Office of the Director for National Intelligence declined to comment on the updated U.S. intelligence.
Reuters
Lebanon News
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Israel
South Lebanon
War
Next
Israeli army claims striking Hezbollah arms depot in South Lebanon (Video)
Recommended For You
d-none hideMe
0
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
0
News Bulletin Reports
12:54
Israel's forces ambush Houla residents as tensions rise ahead of February 18 withdrawal deadline
News Bulletin Reports
12:54
Israel's forces ambush Houla residents as tensions rise ahead of February 18 withdrawal deadline
0
News Bulletin Reports
12:50
Pressure mounts as Lebanon and Israel approach key ceasefire deadline: The latest details
News Bulletin Reports
12:50
Pressure mounts as Lebanon and Israel approach key ceasefire deadline: The latest details
0
Lebanon News
12:43
Israeli airstrike targets Wadi el-Zayn in Lebanon's Baalbek district
Lebanon News
12:43
Israeli airstrike targets Wadi el-Zayn in Lebanon's Baalbek district
Subscribe to our VOD
SUBSCRIBE
Our visitors readings
d-none hideMe
0
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
0
Middle East News
07:38
Netanyahu says Israel will do 'what it has to do' to enforce Lebanon ceasefire
Middle East News
07:38
Netanyahu says Israel will do 'what it has to do' to enforce Lebanon ceasefire
0
World News
2025-02-03
Musk says he is working to shut down "beyond repair" USAID
World News
2025-02-03
Musk says he is working to shut down "beyond repair" USAID
0
World News
00:31
Russian newspaper: Ukraine talks to begin Tuesday in Riyadh
World News
00:31
Russian newspaper: Ukraine talks to begin Tuesday in Riyadh
Videos
d-none hideMe
0
Lebanon News
2025-02-14
Ahmad Hariri to LBCI: Future Movement returns to political arena to participate in all upcoming political events
Lebanon News
2025-02-14
Ahmad Hariri to LBCI: Future Movement returns to political arena to participate in all upcoming political events
0
Lebanon News
2025-02-13
Saad Hariri holds series of diplomatic and religious meetings in Beirut
Lebanon News
2025-02-13
Saad Hariri holds series of diplomatic and religious meetings in Beirut
0
Lebanon News
2025-02-13
LBCI monitors removal of barriers and barbed wire in Downtown Beirut
Lebanon News
2025-02-13
LBCI monitors removal of barriers and barbed wire in Downtown Beirut
0
Lebanon News
2025-02-10
Armed robbery in Beirut's Hamra turns deadly as shop owner shoots fleeing robbers (Video)
Lebanon News
2025-02-10
Armed robbery in Beirut's Hamra turns deadly as shop owner shoots fleeing robbers (Video)
0
Lebanon News
2025-01-31
Egypt's FM reaffirms Lebanon's sovereignty in government formation after meeting PM-designate
Lebanon News
2025-01-31
Egypt's FM reaffirms Lebanon's sovereignty in government formation after meeting PM-designate
0
Lebanon News
2025-01-31
Israeli airstrike destroys main road between Syria and Lebanon, cuts power lines
Lebanon News
2025-01-31
Israeli airstrike destroys main road between Syria and Lebanon, cuts power lines
0
Lebanon News
2025-01-27
MP Samy Gemayel says all positive dialogue is met with disruptive actions
Lebanon News
2025-01-27
MP Samy Gemayel says all positive dialogue is met with disruptive actions
0
Lebanon News
2025-01-26
LBCI's sources: Lebanese Army enters several border towns in South Lebanon
Lebanon News
2025-01-26
LBCI's sources: Lebanese Army enters several border towns in South Lebanon
0
Lebanon News
2025-01-26
LBCI captures Israeli forces positioned on a house in South Lebanon's Yaroun (Video)
Lebanon News
2025-01-26
LBCI captures Israeli forces positioned on a house in South Lebanon's Yaroun (Video)
Most read
d-none hideMe
24 hours
7 days
Month
1
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
News Bulletin Reports
12:56
Hezbollah-led protests, Iranian flights issue fuel political tension: Will diplomacy or street action decide the outcome?
2
Lebanon News
12:03
Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem says Lebanon must take firm stance on Israel’s withdrawal by February 18, calls for a reevaluation of the policy on Iranian flights
Lebanon News
12:03
Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem says Lebanon must take firm stance on Israel’s withdrawal by February 18, calls for a reevaluation of the policy on Iranian flights
3
Lebanon News
07:56
Walid Jumblatt says future confrontation with Israel 'must be political, not military'
Lebanon News
07:56
Walid Jumblatt says future confrontation with Israel 'must be political, not military'
4
Lebanon News
09:56
Lebanese army says 23 soldiers injured in Beirut airport road protest crackdown: Statement
Lebanon News
09:56
Lebanese army says 23 soldiers injured in Beirut airport road protest crackdown: Statement
5
Lebanon News
10:10
Israel's army conducts massive explosion in south Lebanon as health ministry condemns paramedic abductions
Lebanon News
10:10
Israel's army conducts massive explosion in south Lebanon as health ministry condemns paramedic abductions
6
News Bulletin Reports
12:50
Pressure mounts as Lebanon and Israel approach key ceasefire deadline: The latest details
News Bulletin Reports
12:50
Pressure mounts as Lebanon and Israel approach key ceasefire deadline: The latest details
7
Lebanon News
05:58
'Not a single house left'—Houla residents return to devastated town after Israeli withdrawal (Video)
Lebanon News
05:58
'Not a single house left'—Houla residents return to devastated town after Israeli withdrawal (Video)
8
Middle East News
07:38
Netanyahu says Israel will do 'what it has to do' to enforce Lebanon ceasefire
Middle East News
07:38
Netanyahu says Israel will do 'what it has to do' to enforce Lebanon ceasefire
Download now the LBCI mobile app
To see the latest news, the latest daily programs in Lebanon and the world
Google Play
App Store
We use
cookies
We use
cookies
to make
your experience on this
website better.
Accept
Learn More