Hundreds attend funeral for three Hezbollah militants killed by Israeli shelling along border

(10 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Khirbet Selm - 10 October 2023 1. Various of Hezbollah supporters carrying the coffins of two militants killed by an Israeli shelling along the border 2. Various of Hezbollah supporters raising their fists in the air as they walk behind coffins 3. Mourners carrying the coffin 4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Fadlallah, MP, Hezbollah bloc: “Netanyahu threatens Gaza with a new Middle East. This is what they called their war in 2006. The resistance in Lebanon defeated the new Middle East that America wanted to create in this region. How could this frightened and confused enemy create a new Middle East? Just as we defeated them here in 2006, Gaza will defeat them at the gates of Gaza, on the doorstep of Gaza, with the blood of the children of Gaza, and the new Middle East will fall. 5. Various of coffins wrapped in Hezbollah flags being carried during funeral procession STORYLINE: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Tuesday held funerals for three militants killed by Israeli shelling along the border. The Iran-backed group on Monday night announced that three militants died following heavy Israeli shelling in border towns across southern Lebanon. At a mosque in the southern village of Khirbet Selm, Hezbollah militants, youth scouts, Shia Muslim religious clerics, and relatives stood as the coffins of Hussam Ibrahim and Ali Ftouni draped in the group’s yellow and green flag were brought forward. Supporters of the group chanted “death to Israel” and “we heed your call, Nasrallah”, in reference to party leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah and Israel fought a months-long war in 2006 that ended in a stalemate. Hezbollah, a key ally of Hamas, has not declared its involvement in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. AP Video shot by Fadi Tawil, Mahamad Aounti. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: