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00:00In Idlib, for once, it's time to rejoice.
00:06People are celebrating Israel's attacks on Hezbollah and the death of its leader, Hassan
00:12Azrella.
00:13They hand out sweets, congratulate each other, and follow every bit of news coming out of
00:17Lebanon.
00:20We are overjoyed that the leader of Hezbollah was assassinated by the Zionist state.
00:25Obviously, we do not support Israel, but we are very happy that one of the oppressors
00:29that participated in the massacre of our Syrian brothers and other people in the region
00:34was taken out.
00:36This destruction is partly the work of Hezbollah.
00:39Throughout the war in Syria, the Shia Lebanese movement has fought alongside the Assad regime.
00:45To this day, it is active in regime positions just outside the province of Idlib, and regularly
00:51attacks this rebel stronghold.
00:54The presence of Hezbollah since the start of the Syrian revolution is no secret to anyone.
00:59We know they were here in large numbers during the campaign in western Aleppo, in the eastern
01:04province of Idlib, along the coast.
01:07It's also well known that Hezbollah fighters took part in recent military campaigns of
01:12the regime against the Syrian people.
01:15Over half of Idlib's population, of around 4 million, has been displaced by the war.
01:21This family in the Al-Tahr camp lost their home in an attack by Hezbollah.
01:26To them, today's news comes as a relief.
01:30Before the revolution, we supported Hezbollah, but they betrayed us.
01:34They forced us to leave our homes, they stole our belongings, destroyed our schools and
01:38villages.
01:39Today we are seeing what Israel is doing to Hezbollah.
01:42They are being eliminated, and it's bringing us joy.
01:45It's warming the hearts of the young and the old.
01:49But the attacks keep coming.
01:51These images were sent to us by residents of Kafriya a few days ago.
01:55Local authorities say the regime's strikes were fired from Hezbollah positions in retaliation
02:02for recent celebrations.
02:04According to the Syrian civil defence, this latest attack has left five people dead, including
02:10children.