'Just follow the money': How Hezbollah recovered and resurged in Lebanon

The precision missiles Hezbollah are firing at Israel are mainly leftovers, but the group has already regained some of its military capabilities. It's time to examine their financial sources

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The precision missiles Hezbollah are firing at Israel are mainly leftovers, but the group has already regained some of its military capabilities. It's time to examine their financial sources

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Hagai Amit

01:04 AM • March 13 2026 IST

Tuesday's barrage of Hezbollah Fateh-110 missiles fired at Israel's central region – an attempt at precision strikes on strategic Israeli infrastructure – raises questions about Hezbollah's precision missile project, a venture that was viewed by Israeli defense top brass with grave concern in the years before the war.

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