Israel and the United States have long listed Hezbollah as a terror group. (File)Sydney: Australia on Wednesday listed all of Hezbollah as a “terrorist organisation”, extending an existing ban on armed units to the entire organisation, which controls much of Lebanon. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said that the Iran-backed Shiite group “continues to threaten terrorist attacks and provide support to terrorist organisations” and poses a “real” and “credible” threat to Australia.Israel and the United States have long listed Hezbollah as a terror group, but other capitals have been reluctant to sanction the group’s political wing, fearing it could hamper contacts with the Lebanese authorities.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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