The militant group is a dominant force in the country, and officials have struggled for decades to limit its power.

After almost a year of trading fire, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are now engaged in ferocious confrontations that threaten to turn into a full-blown war.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has shown flexibility with regards to a cease-fire with Israel, according to the nation’s economy minister, as world powers rush to prevent a full-blown war between the two.