The Justice Department on Thursday announced terrorism charges against two U.S. men tied to Hezbollah who had been plotting attacks against Americans and Israelis in the U.S. and Panama.

Ali Kourani, 32, of the Bronx, New York, and Samer el Debek, 37, of Dearborn, Mich., were arrested on June 1 for allegedly training with and supporting a component group of Hezbollah, the Lebanese-based group the U.S. and other countries have designated a terrorist organization.