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From: The Guardian November 29, 2024
Hezbollah tries to claim victory as Lebanon mourns its dead

A year of fighting with israel – before a ceasefire was reached,
1. Israel killed thousands
2. and shattered Hezbollah’s air of invincibility

The Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah chose an iconic spot for his victory speech:
the sports stadium in Bint Jbeil, a kilometre from the Israel-Lebanon border where, in 2000 crowds roared as the group’s then leader, Hassan Nasrallah, declared it had ended Israel’s 18-year occupation of south Lebanon.

The MP told journalists on Wednesday, a few hours after a ceasefire with Israel took effect:
“Today we come to announce from Bint Jbeil and with confidence that we have won over the Israeli killing machine,”

Another war with Israel had ended, but this time,
1. there were no crowds in the stands,
2. the stadium was covered in shrapnel
3. and Nasrallah was dead.

Fadlallah said, rattling off a list of targets,
1. Hezbollah had deprived Israel, including occupation of south Lebanon
2. and the destruction of the organisation itself

“It is true that there is destruction, martyrs and sacrifices, but in front of the goal set by the enemy [Israel], the price paid was worth the great results that were achieved,”