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In the relative lull of the cease-fire, Kfar Sir holds a mass burial for its residents killed by Israel

Villagers made use of the current truce between Hezbollah and Israel to lay its victims to rest, some of whom had been provisionally buried elsewhere.

In the relative lull of the cease-fire, Kfar Sir holds a mass burial for its residents killed by Israel

The coffins of people killed by Israeli strikes during Israel's last war on Lebanon during a ceremony organized in Kfar Sir, Nabatieh, on April 21, 2026. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient Today)

In Kfar Sir, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, people gathered on Tuesday to pay their final respects to 29 of the town's residents, killed by Israel during the latest renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah, which broke out on March 2 following the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran. 14 of the victims honored had been provisionally buried elsewhere, while the 15 others had already been buried during the war. Read more Stories of south Lebanese residents now in the Israeli 'buffer zone' The ceremony, held in the midst of a ten-day cease-fire, was marked by a strong presence of Hezbollah members and its supporters. The party's flags lined Kfar Sir's main street, and chants rang out honoring Imam Hussein. In the village square, a banner showed a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump holding bags of...
In Kfar Sir, in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon, people gathered on Tuesday to pay their final respects to 29 of the town's residents, killed by Israel during the latest renewed war between Israel and Hezbollah, which broke out on March 2 following the U.S.-Israeli offensive against Iran. 14 of the victims honored had been provisionally buried elsewhere, while the 15 others had already been buried during the war. Read more Stories of south Lebanese residents now in the Israeli 'buffer zone' The ceremony, held in the midst of a ten-day cease-fire, was marked by a strong presence of Hezbollah members and its supporters. The party's flags lined Kfar Sir's main street, and chants rang out honoring Imam Hussein. In the village square, a banner showed a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump holding bags of...