Hezbollah is continuing to position itself as the defender of Lebanon as a “free, sovereign, independent Arab nation," despite official Lebanese army efforts to disarm the terror group.
A Hezbollah supporter holds a Palestinian flag and a cutout image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated: