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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/02/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-war-south-ceasefire/
In a Ruined Hizbullah Stronghold, Supporters Question the Costs of War
(Washington Post) Abbie Cheeseman - In Tyre, Lebanon, the bodies were laid out in long rows, hundreds of them, mostly fighters. "It's our culture to view this as a victory," said Mahmoud, a police officer. "But anyone who tells you that we won militarily...something has gone wrong in their head." The ceasefire in Lebanon was spun by Hizbullah as a triumph over Israel, but among its supporters - now getting a first glimpse of their devastated villages - the sense of loss is overwhelming. At a funeral in the southern Lebanese village of Maarakeh, Kamal, a chef, said, "I was deceived by all of their promises. A lot us were." He had always supported Hizbullah, he said. Now, he just wants to get his children out of the country. "I was promised they would destroy Tel Aviv, but none of this happened. Hizbullah is also still here, so this will just happen again in 10 or 15 years."