{"id":85707,"date":"2025-04-01T18:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/war-devastated-lebanon-village-marks-eid-among-its-dead"},"modified":"2025-04-01T18:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:50:38","slug":"war-devastated-lebanon-village-marks-eid-among-its-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/war-devastated-lebanon-village-marks-eid-among-its-dead","title":{"rendered":"War-devastated Lebanon village marks Eid among its dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span><b>In the war-devastated southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun, residents marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr among their dead on Monday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Relatives crowded the village\u2019s cemeteries to pray for the more than 100 residents, including fighters from Hezbollah, killed during the war between the militant group and Israel that ended with a fragile ceasefire in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe defied the entire world by being here in Aitaroun to celebrate Eid with our martyrs,\u201d Siham Ftouni said near the grave of her son, a rescuer with an Islamic health organisation affiliated with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir blood permitted us to come back to our village,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>During the war, Lebanese state media reported that Israeli troops used explosives in Aitaroun and two nearby villages to blow up houses. The town square is heavily damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Few people have returned to live there or to reopen their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>The story is the same at other villages in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>In Aitaroun, more than 90 of the village\u2019s dead \u2013 including some who died from natural causes \u2013 were buried only a month ago when Israeli troops withdrew.<\/p>\n<p>Under the ceasefire, Israel had 60 days to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon, but it did not pull most of them back until 18 February after the initial deadline was extended.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, beneath yellow Hezbollah flags, Ftouni and other women clad in black let their grief pour out.<\/p>\n<p>A young girl sat near the grave of a woman, holding her photo, surrounded by flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Other pictures, of infants and young men in military uniform, lay on top of graves, and the sound of funeral orations triggered tears.<\/p>\n<p>Some visitors handed out sweets and other foods to mourners who came from further away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, Eid is different from the years before,\u201d said Salim Sayyed (60), a farmer originally from Aitaroun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAitaroun, which lost more than 120 martyrs, including many women and children, is living a sad Eid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe will to live will remain stronger than death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The war saw the killing of Hezbollah\u2019s leader Hassan Nasrallah and other commanders, and the group\u2019s military infrastructure was devastated. Yet it continues to proclaim victory after more than a year of conflict that escalated to full-blown war and killed more than 4 000 people in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ceasefire deal, Israeli troops remain inside Lebanon at five points it deems strategic.<\/p>\n<p>Both Hezbollah and Israel have accused each other of truce violations.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has regularly carried out often-deadly air raids in south and east Lebanon since the ceasefire, striking what it says are Hezbollah military targets that violated the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Israel bombed southern Beirut for the first time since the truce after rockets were fired towards its territory.<\/p>\n<p>Imad Hijazi (55), a taxi driver, said the security uncertainty was no deterrent to those wanting to spend Eid beside the graves of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sadness was immense. Everyone was shaken by the loss of loved ones. I lost 23 members of my family in an Israeli strike,\u201d Hijazi said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ashamed to convey Eid greetings to my relatives or my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Namibia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. In the war-devastated southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun, residents marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr among their dead on Monday. 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