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Dying for the ‘resistance’: How Hezbollah nurtures a sense of martyrdom

Driven by the promise of reaching paradise or the lure of financial compensation, many young Shiite men are ready to die for the party.

Dying for the ‘resistance’: How Hezbollah nurtures a sense of martyrdom

Members of Hezbollah during the funeral of a party member killed following Israeli bombings in South Lebanon, Oct. 21, 2023, in Beirut's southern suburbs. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

The moment when the father of Mohammed Hassan Mansour, a Hezbollah fighter, learned of his son’s death in an Israeli strike on Oct. 22, was widely circulated online.In the video, the father is seen smiling. He hugs his other son and tells him, “It...
The moment when the father of Mohammed Hassan Mansour, a Hezbollah fighter, learned of his son’s death in an Israeli strike on Oct. 22, was widely circulated online.In the video, the father is seen smiling. He hugs his other son and tells him, “It...