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On August 9, two people were killed in Lebanon in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah fighters and the supporters of an opposing right-wing party at the Christian village of Kahale which is located some 12 kilometers to the southeast of Beirut.
The clash broke out after a truck overturned on a road cutting through Kahale, which residents claim was carrying weapons for the powerful Shiite armed group. A member of Hezbollah and a resident of the village were killed in the clash. The sides accused each other of starting the deadly clash.
Kahale mayor Abdo Abi Khalil said after the accident, residents of the town surrounded the truck demanding to know what was inside. Hezbollah fighters escorting the truck opened fire at the residents to keep them at bay, killing one person, the mayor added.
From its side, Hezbollah said in a statement that one of its fighters was wounded during the incident and later died of his injuries.
“A number of armed men… present in the area gathered and attacked” those escorting the truck, read the statement.
“They began by throwing rocks, and then opened fire,” it said, adding that one of its fighters was shot and injured and later died.
Footage from the scene of the incident supports Hezbollah’s story as it shows a gunmen shooting at Hezbollah fighters guarding the truck injuring one of them. The fighters then responded with live fire killing the gunman.
Local lawmakers from the Lebanese Forces, a right-wing Christian party opposed to Hezbollah, accused the group of transporting weapons in the truck and condemned the killing of one of Kahale residents.
In a statement released a day after the incident, the Lebanese military confirmed that ammunition was on board the truck. The army said that after its forces deployed to end the clash, the truck’s load was transferred to a military facility and an investigation was launched.
Hezbollah identified the fighter killed in the clash as Ahmad Ali Kassas. The other casualty was identified as Fadi Bejjani, who was reportedly a member of the right-wing Christian Kataeb Party that also opposes Hezbollah.
Opposition to Hezbollah inside Lebanon grew in recent years on the backdrop of the country’s economic crisis. Political parties which were allied to Israel during the civil war like the Lebanese Forces and Kataeb are now playing a key role in pressuring the Iran-allied group with support from the United States and other regional powers.
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we won’t be seing same movie such was american-israeli fumble like it was back in 70s. strange, but it coincides with tents at sheba farms. now, brave zionist cunts, try to remove those, as well as vampirized stooges from leganon. no more shit like that.
so the “lebanese forces” is the local mossad agency? how cute…
anonymous lebanese forces are part and parcel of lehad/ bashir gemayel lebanese forces who sided with zionist are in residing in occupied palestine
these so called rightwing christian militia are same bastards who have collaborated with israel over many years even when israel invaded lebanon, if not for hezbollah lebanon wouldn’t even exist i would have been taken over by israel years ago and incorporated into greater israel.
i suppose the villagers who got murdered by her-balls were also israeli agents huh numbnuts? the rest of your comment is also total crap.
also those cunts are cunts just like you, huh numbnuts?
“hezbollah fighters escorting the truck opened fire at the residents to keep them at bay, killing one person…”
so, her-balls aka hezbollah’s murdering the people it’s supposed to “defend against israeli aggression” ?
maybe it’s time more of these scumbags ended up dead with nasrallah hanging upside down from a lamppost with his dress over his head and a meat hook up his stinking, hairy ass.
khokhol shit.