Abstract

Objective: This article explores the cooperation between Hamas and Hezbollah and the outlook of this cooperation and attempts to answer the question, what elements will affect the outlook of cooperation between these two groups?

Method: In order to answer the purpose of this research, the explanatory analytical method has been used.

Results: As a result of the evolving of the relations of the Zionist regime with its surroundings, the triangle of the resistance, the conservative Arabs and the Zionists became the Arab-Zionist axis. In addition to this trend, there has been an increase in the number of wars between Hamas and this regime over the past two decades, which has been the cause of a pragmatic approach in the cooperation between Hezbollah and Hamas. In addition, the normalizing of this regime around Iran created the conditions for the relations between the resistance groups that increased the security threat of this regime along with the assistance of Iran. The status of Hezbollah and Hamas is more prominent than that of other resistance groups. Geographically and militarily, they pose the greatest threat to this regime. The most recent development of this cooperation is the support and coordination in the military assault on the Zionist areas after the Al-Aqsa storm.

Conclusion: The results show that the cooperation outlook of these two groups is more influenced by the structural element of the international system (USA) and the regional element (patron state and the existence of a common enemy) than by the internal element. Along with the Zionist efforts to increase their regional influence, the possibility of joint efforts between Hezbollah and Hamas will be greater in the future than in the past.