Lebanese sources: Hezbollah has been rearming for three months with Iranian support ahead of possible renewed fighting

Lebanese security sources told Reuters on Monday that Hezbollah began about three months ago a campaign to rearm itself in preparation for the possibility of resuming hostilities with Israel after receiving cash funding from Iran.

Two security sources and another source close to Hezbollah said the group exploited the lull that followed June to buy explosives and expand its capacity to produce drones aimed at Israeli positions.

One of those two sources and three other security officials familiar with Hezbollah's operations said the group is working to rebuild command-and-control structures that were damaged or collapsed during decisive battles.

The two sources said Tehran supplied the party with tens of millions of dollars to bolster its military capabilities, and previous reports have also said the group received about $200 million from Iran to help displaced families in areas where it is active.

Hezbollah's media office responded to Reuters' questions by saying that Israel's occupation of Lebanese land makes any resistance to it a legitimate right, but it declined to comment on the issue of the collapse of the group's command-and-control systems.

The Israeli army declined to comment on the report, and Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva did not respond to inquiries sent to Reuters.

On the diplomatic front, a State Department spokesman said Washington will continue to squeeze Hezbollah's financial resources through sanctions and other measures, while a Treasury Department spokesman said Iran's funds and the means to move them have begun to decline.

The group, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in 1982, suffered heavy damage in two confrontations with Israel since 2024, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of fighters and several of its commanders and the destruction of a large part of its arsenal.

Israeli forces currently occupy some southern villages that had been strongholds of the group, and Beirut has faced mounting political pressure calling for its disarmament.