As the situation becomes increasingly tense on the Israeli-Lebanese border, members of Hamas in Lebanon celebrate their suicide bombers. In recent days, two commandos attempted to cross the border and were neutralized by the IDF.
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Somewhere in southern Lebanon, Hamas flags fly over this village, stronghold of the terrorist group. That evening, a procession of young people celebrated the death of one of their own, killed in an Israeli strike. His commando attempted to cross the separation wall between Lebanon and Israel. His father is congratulated by local dignitaries.
“I’m so proud, thank god!”
The father of a Hamas suicide bomberat franceinfo
“Palestine needs the blood of its martyrscontinues the old man, moved. And my son gave his.” The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday October 17 that it had killed four attackers during an infiltration attempt at the border. According to the IDF press release, “the terrorist squad” tried to “plant an explosive device”.
Raised to Hate Israel
Here, Palestinian refugees are raised to hate Israel, which forced their families into exile. Many are ready to die in combat, as this local Hamas official explains. “Whether a Palestinian is 5 or 100 years old, his duty is to fight, to be ready to sacrifice his family and his life for the cause.”
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This member of the terrorist group refuses to say how many Hamas fighters are present in Lebanon. “I can just tell you that there are a lot of us and that Hamas is not alone. Everyone wants to put an end to Israeli terrorism.” While exchanges of artillery fire and rockets take place daily in the area with the Israeli army, both Hamas and Hezbollah continue to threaten to open a new front in northern Israel. “Our Hezbollah allies will help us. But of course, I can’t yet tell you what our strategy will be.” declares the local chief. Israel has begun evacuating thousands of residents in 28 localities in the area.