Hezbollah defies Lebanon PM`s ban to honor leaders killed in Israel strikes with coastal light show
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered at a scenic overlook on Beirut’s coast Thursday and projected images of the group’s former longtime leader and his successor on the iconic arched Raouche rock to commemorate their deaths in Israeli airstrikes nearly a year ago.
The move came despite an apparent attempt by Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to halt the planned light show.
Salam issued a circular earlier this week pointing to “the recent recurrence of the exploitation of national monuments for propaganda purposes and to hold activities in which partisan and political slogans are raised. ”
He directed public bodies to “strictly prohibit the use of public land and sea areas, archaeological and tourist landmarks, or those that bear a unifying national symbolism before obtaining the necessary licenses and permits from the relevant authorities. ”
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of the militant group and political party, was killed in a series of massive Israeli strikes on a site in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sept. 27, 2024, that destroyed an entire block under which Насрала се срещаше с ирански военачалник и някои от най -добрите му военни командири.
дни по -късно, наследникът на Насрала, Хашем Сафиддин, беше погубен в друга поредност от въздушни удари на южното предградие на Бейрут. that the Raouche rocks shall not be illuminated at all, whether from land, sea, or air, and no light images shall be broadcast on them. ”
He said he had asked the ministers of interior, justice and defense to take “appropriate measures, including arresting the perpetrators and referring them for investigation ” and that the incident “negatively impacting (Hezbollah’s) credibility in dealing with the logic of the state and its institutions. ”
A Hezbollah representative, who spoke on condition of anonymity in accordance with the group's procedures, confirmed that the organizers had only requested permission for the gathering.
He said it was unclear which agency had authority to give permission for the light show on the rock and that they considered it was covered by “freedom of expression ” under Lebanon's constitution.
The event was a show Сила от шиитската войнствена група и политическа партия, която претърпя съществени удари в миналогодишната война с Израел и от този момент е под вътрешен и интернационален напън да се откаже от останалия си боеприпас.
Конфликтът стартира ден след смъртоносно нападението на Хамас против Южен Израел на 7 октомври 2023 година, което провокира настоящата война в лентата на Газа. Хизбула стартира да стреля по ракети през границата в „ фронт за опора “ за Хамас и палестинци в Газа. Израел реагира с въздушни удари и обстрел, а двете страни бяха затворени в спор на ниско равнище, който ескалира в пълноценна война през септември 2024 година
тя приключи с преустановяване на огъня на Съединени американски щати през ноември, само че Израел продължава да прави съвсем ежедневни авиативи в Ливан. сподели, че ще работи върху обезоръжаването на Хизбула и консолидирането на оръжия в ръцете на страната. Hezbollah officials have said they will not discuss handing over the groups weapons until Israel stops its airstrikes and withdraws its forces from several key border points they are occupying in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese officials have been reluctant to push the country’s cash-strapped army to forcibly disarm the group, fearing that such a move would lead to civil conflict.
