[ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] Despite the tempest of loss, smiling Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad stood firmly, as he received the body of his son, who was martyred in an Israeli strike on south Leb...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
late Wednesday.
Abbas, also known with his nom de guerre, "Siraj", was martyred along with four other Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Beit Yahoun.
"He pursued a path and arrived. My only issue with him is that he preceded me. He surpassed me. May Allah accept him and brighten his face," MP Raad said about his son, Abbas, who walked the path of honor and freedom.
"We are firm on this path. We congratulate our martyr ’Siraj’ on this elevation," said the Hezbollah MP who emerged as a pillar of strength in face of the grief.
"We extend our congratulations to Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah who taught us how to be patient, steadfast, strong, and keen to pursue the path of freedom," MP Raad told al-Manar before dawn on Thursday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance® mourned "with full pride and honor the loss of five of its dedicated mujahideen All the Way to al-Quds," a statement by the party’s Military Media Center read.
Among the deaders were Abbas Mohammad Raad "Siraj" from Jbaa, Khalil Jawad Shahimi "Siraj" from Markaba, Ahmed Hassan Mustafa "Malak Houla" from Houla, Mohammad Hassan Ahmad Sherri "Karbala" from Khirbet Salam, and Bassam Ali Kanjo "Abu Hussein Thaer" from Shaqra.
The five deaders were laid to rest in their hometowns on Thursday.
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