TEHRAN – A mass funeral at Sayeed Hassan on February 23rd showed the strength and impact of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The myth of Israeli hardliners, which Hezbollah had been greatly weakened, proved elusive.
The spiritual influence of Nasrala has found its place in the minds of millions of Lebanese people. Despite all the difficulties, people from different lives rushed to Beirut from different corners of the country to attend funeral processions. They all came to show their love for the legendary resistance leader.
The Lebanese did not only show sadness and love for the martyr Hezbollah chief. The masses from Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, Iran, Syria and others were in mourning for him.
Nasrara was one of several figures in the modern world where the influence and rebellion against injustice were not confined to borders. He was a charismatic, brave, generous and reasonable person.
He was and was a model of resistance to the occupying people. Under his leadership, the resistance fighters forced Israel to leave Lebanon in 2000 after the 18-year occupation. His resistance forces also humiliated Israel in the summer of 2006, when shattering the myth of Israeli forces’ invincibility.
This time, when a war broke out between the Palestinian resistance and Israeli forces in Gaza in October 2023, Nasrara did not hesitate to rush to Gazan’s help.
To him, humanity was important, not race or religion. He was Shiite, but came with the help of Sunni Palestinians.
Sunni Arab Muslim countries even refused to blame the US for their genocide accomplice against Gazan, but he ignored all dangers and kept Israeli forces busy in the northern occupation of Palestine . He just wanted to force Israel to end the war on Gaza genocide. Despite Israel’s indiscriminate killing the Gaza people, his army was careful not to kill civilians.
Nasrara was a nightmare for the cruel Israeli leader who ultimately lost his life due to Palestine. This man trained thousands of brave people ready to sacrifice their lives against those who committed wrongdoing others.
So far, the Arab world has not seen such a person of this exemplary charisma, influence and courage. He will be remembered as an example of sympathy among the oppressed, especially the Palestinians.