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Many are worried the Israel-Hamas war could draw in Hezbollah. But the party lacks the widespread support it once enjoyed because of its collaboration with Assad in Syria and its close ties with business interests.

A Hezbollah official said Friday there was "no justification" for linking the powerful Lebanese group to an Irish peacekeeper's killing, a day after a judicial official accused five militants of last year's attack.Private Sean Rooney, 23, was killed and three others were injured on December 14 when their UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle was attacked near the village of Al-Aqbiya, a Hezbollah stronghold in the country's south.

The investigating judge for the killing of Sean Rooney accused five Hezbollah members of forming a gang to commit a crime and intentional homicide - Click the link for more details.

A Hezbollah official said Friday there was "no justification" for linking the powerful Lebanese group to an Irish peacekeeper's killing, a day after a judicial official accused five militants of last…

Official in Iran-backed terror faction claims there's 'no justification... to mention the group's name' in indictment for Irish soldier's death

A Hezbollah official responds to military judge accusation over UNIFIL attack.

A Lebanese judge has accused five members of the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group, only one of whom is in custody, of killing an Irish peacekeeper last December, a judicial official told AFP Thursday.

Judge indicts 5 members of Iran-backed terror group for shooting dead Irish Private Sean Rooney and wounding 3 others in December

The 23 year old was killed during an attack last December.

The recent murder of an Irish peacekeeper has once again exposed the international mission as a costly failure—one that should be drastically curtailed come renewal time this summer.