Sayyed Safieddine in Martyrs Farewell: These Martyrs have Defeated the Enemy
Source: Agencies, AFP, 18-7-2008
Thousands of people took part in a memorial service in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday for eight Hizbullah fighters martyred in the 2006 war with "Israel" and whose bodies were returned to Lebanon two days earlier.
Thousands of people gathered at a convention hall in the Hizbullah stronghold for the memorial, which was attended by grieving relatives and supporters of the movement.
Eight coffins draped in the yellow of Hizbullah, decorated with floral wreaths and a picture of each deceased, were placed in the hall.
"These martyrs have defeated the enemy... our enemy who was humiliated yesterday will remain so, by the grace of God," said the head of Hizbullah's executive council, Hashem Safieddine, in a speech inaugurating the ceremony.
"The brothers of these martyrs will confront the enemy if it ever thinks of making the mistake" of attacking Lebanon, he added in reference to "Israel".
"They will be buried in this blessed land after their return from the blessed land of Palestine," he continued.
The remains of the eight fighters were handed over to Hizbullah on Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap with "Israel" that including the return of 199 bodies in total, along with the release of five Lebanese men being held prisoner in "Israel".
In exchange, Hizbullah handed over the bodies of two "Israeli" soldier captured in a border raid on July 12, 2006.
After the speech, a prayer was recited for the souls of the dead.
Relatives kissed and touched the coffins before they were carried through the streets of the southern suburbs by Hizbullah fighters in uniforms, as thousands of people followed.
""Israel" has fallen," read a sign in yellow and red.
The martyrs are:
Mohamad Yussuf Dimashq from Ayta el-Jabal.
Moussa Yussuf Khanafer from Aynata.
Marwan Hussein Samhat from Aynata.
Zaid Mahmoud Haidar from Aynata.
Ali Hussein Fares Al-Wezwaz from Mais el-Jabal.
Moussa Hussein Fares from Maroun el-Ras.
Hasan Kamel Karnib from Maourn el Ras.
The other remains of martyrs placed at the Shahed School on the Airport Road await identification, a process that could take some time. They include martyr Dalal Moghrabi and three of her comrades who carried out a heroic operation inside the Zionist entity in the 70's.
Thousands of people stretched Thursday along the coastal road leading for the town of Naqura on the border with occupied Palestine to Beirut's southern suburb, to greet the cortege of fighters.
Thousands of people took part in a memorial service in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday for eight Hizbullah fighters martyred in the 2006 war with "Israel" and whose bodies were returned to Lebanon two days earlier.
Thousands of people gathered at a convention hall in the Hizbullah stronghold for the memorial, which was attended by grieving relatives and supporters of the movement.
Eight coffins draped in the yellow of Hizbullah, decorated with floral wreaths and a picture of each deceased, were placed in the hall.
"These martyrs have defeated the enemy... our enemy who was humiliated yesterday will remain so, by the grace of God," said the head of Hizbullah's executive council, Hashem Safieddine, in a speech inaugurating the ceremony.
"The brothers of these martyrs will confront the enemy if it ever thinks of making the mistake" of attacking Lebanon, he added in reference to "Israel".
"They will be buried in this blessed land after their return from the blessed land of Palestine," he continued.
The remains of the eight fighters were handed over to Hizbullah on Wednesday as part of a prisoner swap with "Israel" that including the return of 199 bodies in total, along with the release of five Lebanese men being held prisoner in "Israel".
In exchange, Hizbullah handed over the bodies of two "Israeli" soldier captured in a border raid on July 12, 2006.
After the speech, a prayer was recited for the souls of the dead.
Relatives kissed and touched the coffins before they were carried through the streets of the southern suburbs by Hizbullah fighters in uniforms, as thousands of people followed.
""Israel" has fallen," read a sign in yellow and red.
The martyrs are:
Mohamad Yussuf Dimashq from Ayta el-Jabal.
Moussa Yussuf Khanafer from Aynata.
Marwan Hussein Samhat from Aynata.
Zaid Mahmoud Haidar from Aynata.
Ali Hussein Fares Al-Wezwaz from Mais el-Jabal.
Moussa Hussein Fares from Maroun el-Ras.
Hasan Kamel Karnib from Maourn el Ras.
The other remains of martyrs placed at the Shahed School on the Airport Road await identification, a process that could take some time. They include martyr Dalal Moghrabi and three of her comrades who carried out a heroic operation inside the Zionist entity in the 70's.
Thousands of people stretched Thursday along the coastal road leading for the town of Naqura on the border with occupied Palestine to Beirut's southern suburb, to greet the cortege of fighters.
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