Funeral Of Martyr Captain Hassan Ali Farhat

The Army Command and the citizens of Braachit – Bint Jbeil organized the funeral of Martyr Captain Hassan Ali Farhat who fell during a shooting on 03/06/2019 in Tripoli.

The funeral began with the honoring ceremony of the martyr in front of the Central Military hospital - Badaro where a group from the military police and the army band offered the required salutes and honors and the martyr received the Medal of War, the Medal of the wounded and the Medal of Military Appreciation Bronze Degree. Following the ceremony, the ritual prayers were performed on his pure body with the presence of citizens and comrades in Braachit. Brigadier General Imad el Hage Chehade who represented the Minister of National Defense Mr. Elias Bou Saab and the LAF Commander General Joseph Aoun delivered a speech on the occasion in which he praised the qualities of the martyr and his devotion in performing his military duty. It included: “the LAF Command has repeatedly confirmed that it will not have any tolerance towards terrorists and those who target security, whether those who falsely belong to the nation, or those strangers that hold no identity nor religion and are only familiar with the concept of murder and crime. In the presence of our noble martyr, we express today our deep pride in the honorable stance of all Lebanese citizens, particularly that of the figures of this village and its citizen in supporting the LAF against terrorism. We reiterate that we will not give up our military oath of defending all of Lebanon, regardless of the efforts and sacrifices it requires.”