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Hezbollah Media Relations chief martyr Afif laid to rest in Saida

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Al Mayadeen
  • 18 Nov 2024 13:53
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His brother tells Al Mayadeen he was a close companion of martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, adding that he was always prepared for martyrdom and never feared the enemy’s threats.

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  • Hezbollah Media Relations Chief martyr Afif laid to rest in Saida
    A photo from the funeral of martyr Hajj Mohammad Afif al-Nabulsi, head of Hezbollah's Media Relations, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on a building in the Ras al-Nabaa area of central Beirut, on November 17, 2024 (Al Mayadeen)

Hezbollah and the family of the martyr, Hajj Mohammad Afif al-Nabulsi, head of Hezbollah's Media Relations, laid him to rest Monday in the city of Saida in southern Lebanon.

Afif was martyred Sunday following an Israeli airstrike on a building belonging to the Baath Party in the Ras al-Nabaa area of central Beirut.

During the funeral ceremony of his brother, Sheikh Sadeq al-Nabulsi emphasized, “With every [fallen] martyr, we move closer to victory and great achievement.”  

In a statement to Al Mayadeen, Sheikh Sadeq expressed the family’s pride in the martyrdom of Hajj Afif, stressing that “this martyrdom should strengthen us and deepen our resolve to continue on this path. Without doubt, we will achieve victory.”  

Sheikh Sadeq highlighted his brother’s journey with Hezbollah, recalling that he “drafted the first statement about the martyrdom operation of Ahmad Qasir on a sidewalk."

Al-Nabulsi confirmed that Hajj Afif was a close companion of martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, adding that his brother was always prepared for martyrdom and never feared the enemy’s threats.

Hajj Afif “was a voice of truth in the face of the oppressive media system, aspiring to defeat the enemy and end its existence," al-Nabulsi told Al Mayadeen.

Sheikh Sadeq also noted that before his martyrdom, Hajj Afif refused to abandon his phone because he was deeply engaged in the battle, fully aware of the intensity of the confrontation, and refused to merely stand by as a spectator.  

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He noted that Hajj Afif established what he called "a media front," underlining, “The enemy’s threats do not intimidate us. We will not retreat and are determined to speak the truth.”

According to Sheikh Sadeq, his brother was among the founders of the media system confronting the enemy and played a pivotal role in shaping key events.

Elsewhere, al-Nabulsi underscored that the blood of martyrs will hasten the exposure of the enemy and its crimes, asserting that this battle is one of humanity against barbarism.

Hajj Afif's words were more impactful than weapons: Sheikh Hammoud

On his part, Sheikh Maher Hammoud, President of the International Union of Resistance Scholars in Lebanon, emphasized that the martyr Mohammad Afif's role in media was as significant as the Resistance’s arsenal in the battle.

He told Al Mayadeen that Hajj Afif's words "were often more impactful than weapons, which is why the Zionists assassinated him."

Hezbollah released an official statement Sunday evening mourning Hajj Afif.

In its heartfelt statement, the Resistance said, "Hajj Mohamad Afif has joined, as he had wished, his companions... and his beloved father [figure] who loved to call him by that name [Mohammad Afif], the most honored martyr his Eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. He derived strength from his wisdom, and from his guidance a beacon to light his path. He was the example of a loyal brother and strong pillar, carrying the trust of the voice of the Resistance, and a main pillar of Hezbollah's media, political, and military struggle."

Hezbollah further eulogized the martyr, saying how he "struck fear into the enemies' hearts, as his voice played the strings of the death of their decrepit house...reporting what the men of Karbala did in the battlefield, portraying their epics in the media, thus making him a true lion of media as his voice rang true and loud in their ears and hearts as he said, 'the Resistance is a nation, and nations do not die.'"

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