Mohammed Afif, the Media Relations Official for Hezbollah, ascended to martyrdom on the path to Al-Quds in a cowardly airstrike targeting the Baath headquarters in Beirut earlier today, joining the convoy of hundreds of journalist martyrs before him.

Since 2014, he has held his position, after joining Hezbollah in its foundation in 1983, creating the media arm of the resistance that we see today. Over 40 years, Afif was a fighter on the media front, notably in the 2006 war and in the Battle of the Mighty Ones, where his defiance shined in light of zionist threats.

Al-Manar mourned him: “A life spent on the path to Al-Quds, a voice boldly proclaiming resistance, a bright mind, a distinguished journalist, and now a blessed martyr. Many titles and roles embodied in one figure: an advisor, a director, a leader, and a media pioneer—he was, above all, Al-Hajj Mohammad Afif. One of the voices of resistance that will not be silenced by martyrdom but will grow stronger alongside the news from the battlefield. How could it not, when he echoed the bullets of the fighters, their rockets, drones, and achievements? He delivered these triumphs to the world from the steadfast podium, standing firm against the enemy’s threats, promises of vengeance, and crimes.”

“Yes, we know the cost is high, and the price is great, but victory is only an hour’s patience,” he said in a recent speech.

A few weeks ago, he was giving a press conference in the Ghobeiri area of the southern suburbs of Beirut when the IOF sent a threat to bomb the area. He ended his speech, “We will be victorious,” and then was asked, “Hajj Mohammed, what is your opinion about the ‘israeli’ threats that came during this press conference?”

“Bombing does not scare us. So how will threats scare us? Indeed, our will is unshakeable, our determination is strong, and our resistance is steadfast.”
RNN

“This assassination signals that Israel’s military target list has run dry.”
QNN report