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What is Hizbullah?

Israel's aim is to destroy the group that rules Gaza and carried out the devastating attacks of 7 October. But another group, Hizbullah, has been shooting rockets at Israel from a completely separate place — Lebanon. What is Hizbullah, how did it form and how could its involvement change this conflict? The Economist explains.

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