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Thousands attend funerals of three Hezbollah members killed in Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon

(21 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Nabi Chit, Lebanon - 21 February, 2026 1. Various of Hezbollah supporters carrying coffins of three militants killed in Israeli airstrike 2. Women throwing rice during funeral procession 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Shukr, cleric: "Oh enemy, no matter how tyrannical you become and no matter what you do, the blood of our martyrs will inspire the free, and we will liberate Alquds (Jerusalem), whether you will it or not.” 4. Various of funeral, mourners carrying coffins 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahlam Moubarak, Hezbollah supporter: “We will not abandon the path of resistance; we stand with them until death. Israel will not be scaring us whatever it wants they are going after us to take weapons, but that’s very difficult. There are no weapons at all. There are no weapons." 6. Women weeping 7. Various of coffins wrapped in Hezbollah flag STORYLINE: Thousands of people on Saturday took part in the funerals of three Hezbollah members who were killed in Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon the night before. The funerals of the Hezbollah fighters were held in the eastern village of Nabi Chit. Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon killed eight members of the militant group, including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday. The Hezbollah officials told The Associated Press that the eight were killed in strikes near the village of Rayak in northeast Lebanon late Friday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about such details. The Israeli military said Saturday that several members of Hezbollah’s missile array, in three different command centers in the Baalbek area in Lebanon were "eliminated." The Israeli army added that the Hezbollah members killed were identified "as operating to accelerate readiness and force build-up processes, while planning fire attacks toward Israel." One of the Hezbollah officials said that three of the dead were local commanders and identified them as Ali al-Moussawi, Mohammed al-Moussawi and Hussein Yaghi. Lebanon's Health Ministry said Saturday that the Israeli strikes on the eastern Bekaa Valley killed 10 people and wounded 24, including three children. After the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza, Hezbollah began firing rockets from Lebanon into Israel in support of Hamas and the Palestinians. Israel responded with airstrikes and shelling. The low-level conflict escalated into full-scale war in September 2024, later reined in but not fully stopped by a U.S.-brokered ceasefire two months later. Since then, Israel has accused Hezbollah of trying to rebuild and has carried out near-daily strikes in Lebanon that it says target Hezbollah militants and facilities. Hezbollah has claimed one strike against Israel since the ceasefire. The death toll from Friday's strikes was unusually high and comes at a moment of intensified tensions in the region as the United States has threatened to strike Iran — a backer of both Hezbollah and Hamas — if negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program fail to produce a deal. AP video shot by Fadi Tawil and Mahammad Aounti =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...