Sunday, October 06, 2024
Elder of ZiyonA poster of seven "martyrs" was released by the organization.
The person in the upper left is Mehdi Adnan Helbawi, assistant civil defense official and director of operations of the Beirut region for the organization.
Al Akhbar wrote an obituary for him that called him primarily a "warrior," which is not a term one usually uses for medics. It also noted that he was one of the rescuers who retrieved Hassan Nasrallah's body from the bunker underneath an apartment building.
Only Hezbollah members were allowed to approach the area.
There is also a picture going around in anti-Hezbollah Arabic social media of Helbawi standing behind Nasrallah's short-lived successor (red circle.)
Helbawi's father was a prominent fighter against Israel in the 1980s, becoming a "martyr" while trying to torpedo a 1983 agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
What about the Islamic Health Services altogether?
They are entirely a Hezbollah front organization.
The Islamic Health Organization has direct and close ties to Hezbollah’s military activity. According to the organization’s website, since its inception, it has been “accompanying Hezbollah combatants’ activities against the Zionist occupation.” The organization routinely assists Hezbollah’s military wing and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards/Quds Force in Lebanon and is part of the human shield tactic. At least 20 of the organization’s operatives are known to have been killed during their service. There is no doubt that the organization’s operatives are currently integrated and will be integrated into any Hezbollah military activity against Israel in the future.
The organization even created a poster showing its close relationship with Hezbollah terrorists.
So while the media is saying that Israel targeted medical facilities, it was targeting Hezbollah members and support staff.
