Supporters watch a televised speech by Hezbollah's Secretary General, Sheikh Naïm Kassem, during a rally organized in solidarity with Iran, in the southern suburb of Beirut, on January 26, 2026. (Credit: Photo AFP/Montage by Céline Bejjani/L'Orient-Le Jour.)
A short video clip shows a man filmed from behind as he receives a call from an unknown number on his phone. A message appears on the screen: “Ignore it for your safety.” The instructions continue: “Never answer a number whose owner you do not know.” At first glance, it could pass for a routine public awareness campaign. But broadcast in Lebanon on the Al-Manar channel amid the endless war between Hezbollah and Israel, the clip is in fact a propaganda tool aimed at supporters of the Resistance.Since the start of the latest war, calls from Israeli operators to Lebanese citizens — mostly from the Shiite community — have increased. The calls are intended either to warn of imminent strikes or to recruit informants, contributing to an atmosphere of growing paranoia. Hezbollah strikes back, relying on its powerful media apparatus. Instructions...
A short video clip shows a man filmed from behind as he receives a call from an unknown number on his phone. A message appears on the screen: “Ignore it for your safety.” The instructions continue: “Never answer a number whose owner you do not know.” At first glance, it could pass for a routine public awareness campaign. But broadcast in Lebanon on the Al-Manar channel amid the endless war between Hezbollah and Israel, the clip is in fact a propaganda tool aimed at supporters of the Resistance.Since the start of the latest war, calls from Israeli operators to Lebanese citizens — mostly from the Shiite community — have increased. The calls are intended either to warn of imminent strikes or to recruit informants, contributing to an atmosphere of growing paranoia. Hezbollah strikes back, relying on its powerful media apparatus....
