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 will be your turn soon.”Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel Oct. 7, Hezbollah has lost at least 36 operatives in Israeli raids in southern Lebanon. The Israeli strikes came in response to the party firing rockets toward Israel.Hezbollah is keen on “celebrating and glorifying” its dead in a press release dedicated to each one of the “martyrs” who have recently been killed. The photos of young and smiling fighters are everywhere to be seen on the party’s social media. Read more: Why hasn’t Nasrallah made an appearance yet? Hezbollah appears to be responding to those who accused it of “not...
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 will be your turn soon.”Since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel Oct. 7, Hezbollah has lost at least 36 operatives in Israeli raids in southern Lebanon. The Israeli strikes came in response to the party firing rockets toward Israel.Hezbollah is keen on “celebrating and glorifying” its dead in a press release dedicated to each one of the “martyrs” who have recently been killed. The photos of young and smiling fighters are everywhere to be seen on the party’s social media. Read more: Why hasn’t Nasrallah made an appearance yet? Hezbollah appears to be responding to those...