Hezbollah
“Iran was especially active in promoting terrorism targeting Israel at this time. According to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, “in February 1999, it was reported that Palestinian police had discovered documents that attest to the transfer of $35 million to Hamas from Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), money reportedly meant to finance terrorist activities against Israeli targets.”1 Iran’s primary proxy group, however, has always been Hezbollah. It should therefore n...ot be surprising that Hezbollah increased its support for Palestinian groups in the 1990s, invested in its own terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank, and went to great lengths to infiltrate operatives into Israel to collect intelligence and execute terror attacks. Hezbollah established a dedicated unit to pursue these goals—Unit 1800.
While Israel occupied southern Lebanon, Hezbollah largely satisfied itself with targeting Israeli forces there or at the border. Carrying out attacks along the border with Lebanon in Israel’s far north was one thing, but to effectively undermine the peace process, Hezbollah leaders decided they needed to target key Israeli decision makers, symbolic sites, or ordinary Israeli civilians in downtown shopping districts.MoreLess
While Israel occupied southern Lebanon, Hezbollah largely satisfied itself with targeting Israeli forces there or at the border. Carrying out attacks along the border with Lebanon in Israel’s far north was one thing, but to effectively undermine the peace process, Hezbollah leaders decided they needed to target key Israeli decision makers, symbolic sites, or ordinary Israeli civilians in downtown shopping districts.MoreLess
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