03:57A funeral procession was held on Sunday for Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, who was confirmed killed in an Israeli raid on a building in the southern suburb of Beirut.
“Today we are participating in this march so that the entire world can see that we support this resistance (Hezbollah), and we are behind it," said one local, Khadija Shahhouri.
Footage captured in Beirut shows people carrying the coffin on their shoulders, with others holding photos of Aqil and chanting pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel slogans.
“We here do not feel angry, we feel proud, because here the martyrs defend us, our homeland, our land, and the oppressed, we are here," added Mariana Al-Salman.
"This targeting is part of the operation of breaking the will that the Israeli has been seeking to achieve in every community that stands against it," claimed Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Kassem. "Those people who put their souls to serve this confrontation, the martyrdom was their wish, a wish that came true by an enemy all of humanity knows that threatens global security and peace."
Aqil joined Hezbollah in the 1980s, and was most recently leader of the party's military council, as successor to the late Fouad Shukr. He was wanted in the US over the 1983 bombings of the country's embassy in Beirut.
On Friday, the IDF announced Aqil had been killed in a 'precise' airstrike on Beirut. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least 14 were killed and 66 injured in the attack at time of publication.
Tensions heightened last week after at least 42 were killed and thousands injured when pagers and handheld radios exploded across Lebanon. Hezbollah, which confirmed its members were targeted, blamed Israel, while the IDF did not comment.
On Sunday, Israel conducted waves of strikes on southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired 150 rockets, drones and missiles across the border.
Funeral for Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil following Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's southern suburb
A funeral procession was held on Sunday for Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, who was confirmed killed in an Israeli raid on a building in the southern suburb of Beirut.
“Today we are participating in this march so that the entire world can see that we support this resistance (Hezbollah), and we are behind it," said one local, Khadija Shahhouri.
Footage captured in Beirut shows people carrying the coffin on their shoulders, with others holding photos of Aqil and chanting pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel slogans.
“We here do not feel angry, we feel proud, because here the martyrs defend us, our homeland, our land, and the oppressed, we are here," added Mariana Al-Salman.
"This targeting is part of the operation of breaking the will that the Israeli has been seeking to achieve in every community that stands against it," claimed Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Kassem. "Those people who put their souls to serve this confrontation, the martyrdom was their wish, a wish that came true by an enemy all of humanity knows that threatens global security and peace."
Aqil joined Hezbollah in the 1980s, and was most recently leader of the party's military council, as successor to the late Fouad Shukr. He was wanted in the US over the 1983 bombings of the country's embassy in Beirut.
On Friday, the IDF announced Aqil had been killed in a 'precise' airstrike on Beirut. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least 14 were killed and 66 injured in the attack at time of publication.
Tensions heightened last week after at least 42 were killed and thousands injured when pagers and handheld radios exploded across Lebanon. Hezbollah, which confirmed its members were targeted, blamed Israel, while the IDF did not comment.
On Sunday, Israel conducted waves of strikes on southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired 150 rockets, drones and missiles across the border.
A funeral procession was held on Sunday for Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, who was confirmed killed in an Israeli raid on a building in the southern suburb of Beirut.
“Today we are participating in this march so that the entire world can see that we support this resistance (Hezbollah), and we are behind it," said one local, Khadija Shahhouri.
Footage captured in Beirut shows people carrying the coffin on their shoulders, with others holding photos of Aqil and chanting pro-Hezbollah and anti-Israel slogans.
“We here do not feel angry, we feel proud, because here the martyrs defend us, our homeland, our land, and the oppressed, we are here," added Mariana Al-Salman.
"This targeting is part of the operation of breaking the will that the Israeli has been seeking to achieve in every community that stands against it," claimed Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Kassem. "Those people who put their souls to serve this confrontation, the martyrdom was their wish, a wish that came true by an enemy all of humanity knows that threatens global security and peace."
Aqil joined Hezbollah in the 1980s, and was most recently leader of the party's military council, as successor to the late Fouad Shukr. He was wanted in the US over the 1983 bombings of the country's embassy in Beirut.
On Friday, the IDF announced Aqil had been killed in a 'precise' airstrike on Beirut. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that at least 14 were killed and 66 injured in the attack at time of publication.
Tensions heightened last week after at least 42 were killed and thousands injured when pagers and handheld radios exploded across Lebanon. Hezbollah, which confirmed its members were targeted, blamed Israel, while the IDF did not comment.
On Sunday, Israel conducted waves of strikes on southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired 150 rockets, drones and missiles across the border.