Hezbollah now rebuilding miilitary and financial resources back merely a week after ceasefire

Hezbolah has already begun getting back to its roots as they rebuild their military and financial capabilities in order to kill the, you know, the Jews! It's only a week since the ceasefire with Israel went into effect after 13 and a half months of war, as the New York Post reports.

While the Israeli Defense Forces' (IDF) attacks from the air and on the ground have significantly harmed Hezbollah's setup and fighters, U.S. intelligence suggests that the group has begun to recruit new members, increase its own weapons manufacturing, and seek ways to keep smuggling weapons through Syria.

Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing a senior U.S. official, an Israeli official, and two U.S. lawmakers who were informed about the intelligence.

Under the terms of the ceasefire agreement on November 27, Hezbollah is not allowed to rearm.

According to U.S. assessments, Hezbollah lost over half of its weapons and thousands of fighters during the conflict with Israel. Despite these losses, it hasn't been completely wiped out. The sources mentioned that Hezbollah still possesses thousands of short-range rockets and plans to rebuild by using weapon manufacturing facilities in nearby countries, with routes leading into Lebanon.

One of the lawmakers told Reuters, "Hezbollah has been 'temporarily weakened' and its command-and-control capabilities diminished." However, the lawmaker added, "This organization is built to withstand disruption."

Washington is especially worried about what's happening in Syria, where groups of terrorists backed by Turkey have recently attacked in Aleppo and Hama, posing a big challenge to the Assad government, which is supported by Iran and Russia. Israel keeps hitting Hezbollah's smuggling paths in Syria and along the Syrian-Lebanon border to stop Iranian weapons from getting through.

A high-ranking U.S. official disclosed that the U.S. is pushing Syrian President Bashar Assad to limit Hezbollah's actions, with help from other countries in the region. Reuters mentioned earlier this week that the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates talked about possibly removing sanctions on Assad's government, but only if he stops the flow of weapons to Hezbollah, among other conditions.

Hezbollah officials claim they will keep up their "resistance" against Israel [aka those Jews, Christians,  and Arabs]. However, sources in Lebanon suggest that right now, Hezbollah's main effort is on rebuilding and fixing homes that were damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Southern Lebanon and Beirut.

Regarding Hezbollah's financial situation, Saudi-owned, London-based pan-Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported that the terror group has begun assessing repairs to its financial arm, Al-Qard al-Hassan, which was heavily damaged by Israeli attacks during the war.

The Iranian-supported group is planning to give housing grants through a bank to help fix the homes of families affected by the war. Each family could get $12,000 to cover rent and repairs.

Even after a major Israeli air strike on October 21, the bank managed to restart its services just one week after the ceasefire began.

A Saudi newspaper noted that "the bank starting up again shows that Israeli reports of its destruction were not true." But, someone close to Hezbollah revealed that the group experienced big financial hits during the war. This insider also said that the money for rebuilding wouldn't come from Al-Qard al-Hassan, but from new funds Iran sent to Hezbollah.

On the first day of the ceasefire, Iran sent $1 billion through a local middleman, which Hezbollah intends to use for recovery projects.

So is anyone surprised that Hezbollah constantly lies to their enemies? It's known as taqiyya in Islamic scripture--lying for the sake of Islam, and mostly associated with Shia Islam. It allows for deception or dissimulation under certain circumstances and Hezbollah seems to make taqiyya-supporting circumstances up as they are needed.

Sneaky is as sneaky does.

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