IDF finds Hezbollah youth publications with images of Khamenei, promotions of martyrdom

IDF troops in southern Lebanon discovered Hezbollah youth publications from the Mahdi publishing house, including a postcard featuring Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and promoting martyrdom. The Imam al-Mahdi Scouts indoctrinate children with hostility toward Israel and the US, according to experts.

IDF troops patrolling villages in southern Lebanon under operational control have uncovered weapons, terrorist infrastructure, and publications from the Mahdi publishing house, Hezbollah's Imam al-Mahdi Scouts youth movement. One find was a postcard bearing a message about reading and a photograph of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, killed in Operation Roaring Lion. The scouts, recruiting tens of thousands from Shi'ite strongholds, combine ideological indoctrination with militarism, promoting martyrdom and hostility toward Israel and the US. Experts note the movement cultivates respect for Iranian leaders and serves as a recruitment pipeline for Hezbollah operatives.