An image shared by Zeinab Saleh on social media, reportedly showing her husband Mahdi Saleh as a Hezbollah fighter. (Credit: Facebook/ZeinabSaleh)
On July 21, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan aired a report about Ayalon Prison, featuring neon-lit corridors, guards in bulletproof vests, and inmates in brown uniforms either lying on the floor or being dragged by prison staff. The footage included scenes from a new wing called “Rakevet,” which the channel said holds “the worst terrorists from Hamas and Hezbollah” and linked them to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.One prisoner in the report caught the attention of a Lebanese social media user. Though the man’s face is not visible, Zeinab Saleh, identifying herself as his wife, claimed in a Facebook post Wednesday that he is Mahdi Saleh, a Hezbollah fighter who went missing on Oct. 26, 2024. According to her, Hezbollah declared him a “martyr without a body” about a month ago. Her post was shared widely and picked up by media...
On July 21, Israel’s public broadcaster Kan aired a report about Ayalon Prison, featuring neon-lit corridors, guards in bulletproof vests, and inmates in brown uniforms either lying on the floor or being dragged by prison staff. The footage included scenes from a new wing called “Rakevet,” which the channel said holds “the worst terrorists from Hamas and Hezbollah” and linked them to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel.One prisoner in the report caught the attention of a Lebanese social media user. Though the man’s face is not visible, Zeinab Saleh, identifying herself as his wife, claimed in a Facebook post Wednesday that he is Mahdi Saleh, a Hezbollah fighter who went missing on Oct. 26, 2024. According to her, Hezbollah declared him a “martyr without a body” about a month ago. Her post was shared widely and...
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