Hezbollah is a Shi’a Islamist terrorist group based in Lebanon and sponsored by Iran. It has carried out attacks throughout the world that have killed thousands—Americans, Europeans, Israelis, and others.
At 6:30 a.m., October 7, Hamas, the Iran-backed terror group controlling Gaza, launched an unprovoked and vicious surprise attack on Israel. See these AJC resources, as we follow the latest in the evolving situation.
Following October 7, here are American Jewish Committee's Ten Principles on the Israel-Hamas War and the Path to Peace that was adopted unanimously by the AJC Executive Council in March 2024.