martyrdom

When they met again in 2023, and he reminded the Pope that he was still alive, he says the pontiff laughed and told him: "You have not been called to martyrdom yet!"

He posted videos on social media sites, including Instagram and Telegram, that showed jihadists preparing for martyrdom as well as featuring Saudi-born Canadian recruiter Mohammed Khalifa, the court heard.

The court was told he had immersed himself in an "extremist Islamic ideology" and went to the hospital to "seek his own martyrdom" through a "murderous terrorist attack".

“He was a figure not just for Lebanon, but all the world. When we heard of his martyrdom, all of us were affected.”

As they have throughout their tenure, Hamas and Hezbollah will use the ongoing conflict to reinforce a cult of martyrdom in an effort to ensure that ideological and religious fervor is transmitted to younger generations.