Hezbollah flexes muscles in Lebanon amid Israel tensions.

Hezbollah staged a massive military exercise in southern Lebanon, close to the border with Israel, to mark the anniversary of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon on May 25, 2000. The exercise was the biggest public show of force by the militia in at least a decade and was attended by local and foreign journalists. The display comes at a time of heightened tension between Israel, Hezbollah, and allied groups, following the biggest escalation of violence on the Lebanese-Israeli border since the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. The military exercise also follows a closing of ranks between Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian organizations.