Hezbollah chief Nasrallah calls for 'victory' rally in Beirut

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah invited Lebanese on Sunday to attend a "victory" rally in the guerrilla group's stronghold in Beirut, battered by Israel Defense Forces in a 34-day war.

"I call on you all to participate in a victory rally, your victory ... next Friday afternoon in the southern suburb, the suburb of honour, glory, faith, steadfastness and victory for the whole country and the whole nation," he said in a message aired on Hizbollah's Al-Manar Television.

"Let us renew our covenant and declare our joy at the divine victory to the whole world," he said.

It was not clear if Nasrallah himself would attend the rally amid fears of Israeli attack. The Muslim cleric has not made a public appearance since a July 12 press conference to announce the capture of two IDF soldiers in a cross-border raid that sparked the war.

Haaretz

[Retired AF Dem]

1. Not much of a victory

if he is still in hiding.

[Igel]

2. If such was a divine victory,

I fear for Lebanon if Allah's little Help feels the need for more victories.

I'm opposed to suicide bombers. But I might be willing to concede that if Allah's Help is there it might occasion one of the few licit applications of such technology.