On October 21, 2024, the official Arabic-language website of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei released a two-minute video featuring children in elementary school vowing to continue the legacy of Hizbullah's slain leaders.
The video further suggests that Lebanese Hizbullah's ideology is not only embraced by Shi'ite communities but is also taught to children, who serve as a continuation of Hizbullah's ideology and are next in the line of "martyrdom" in the fight against Israel.
"Hizbullah Is Alive"
Titled "Hizbullah Is Alive," the video, which has no audible dialogue, depicts children leaving the classroom to work on a project in the school hallway.
During their recess, they pin photos of themselves on a cork board. Their teacher then walks by the bulletin board and adds his own photo, admiring the children's work.
The video then shows the board, where photos of the children are position within the lineage of Hizbullah's slain leaders in a diagram resembling a family tree. Among the slain leaders depicted are Hassan Nasrallah and Fuad Shukr.
The diagram is titled in Farsi, reading "We are here until the end."
Concluding, the video features onscreen text in Arabic, reading: "Hizbullah is alive. We are staying until the end."
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