The photo shows some of the 120-strong martyred fighters of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah who were laid to rest in southern Lebanon, on February 28, 2025.
More than 120 Hezbollah fighters, who sacrificed their lives while resisting Israeli aggression against Lebanon, have been laid to rest in the country’s south.
The funeral process was held in the village Aytaroun on Friday.
Mourners were waving flags of Lebanon and Hezbollah, paying respect to civilians and resistance fighters who have fallen victim to Israeli attacks.
The fighters had been killed during the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon in October and November 2024, which took place as part of the Israeli regime’s escalated aggression against the country.
The Israeli carnage, which featured relentless bombardments and military incursions, have taken a devastating toll on Lebanon.
Ahead of the funeral, Israeli forces opened fire on Aytaroun’s outskirts, in another violation of the regime's ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
Since the onset of the escalation in October 2023, around 4,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, have been killed, and over one million people been displaced.
Among others, the escalation featured assassination of several high-ranking Hezbollah leaders, including the movement’s revered former secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, who used to head Hezbollah’s Executive Council, and commanders as well as fighters.
Nasrallah and Sefieddine were laid to rest in the capital Beirut on February 23 and 24, respectively, amid myriads of mourning Lebanese and foreign supporters.
The Lebanese resistance movement, however, stood up to the aggression with all at its disposal, conducting numerous retaliatory strikes against sensitive and strategic Israeli targets.
The regime has put the death toll from the reprisal at 120 Zionists, while Hezbollah and domestic Lebanese sources give a far higher figure, which they say, the regime withholds as a means of trying to portray a victorious image of its escalation against Lebanon.
Hezbollah has vowed to continue its resistance against Israeli occupation and aggression, despite the losses, which, the movement asserts, only further reinvigorate its resolve to fend off Israeli atrocities.
The Israeli regime’s brutal military operations in Lebanon have resembled its atrocities across the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, where it has killed more than 48,300 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
The relentless bombardment, coupled with a crippling blockade, has led to a dire humanitarian crisis in the coastal sliver, with international organizations repeatedly condemning Israeli war crimes.
