According to the report from Reuters, with thousands of its fighters killed and its strongholds in ruins, Hezbollah faces a daunting road to recovery following Israel's 14-month-long offensive.
The ceasefire, which took effect on Wednesday, offers some respite, but the Iran-backed group must now focus on burying its dead, supporting displaced families, and rebuilding devastated communities, officials say.
According to internal estimates, Hezbollah may have lost up to 4,000 fighters in the conflict, far exceeding its casualties during the 2006 war with Israel.
Lebanese authorities estimate the total death toll at 3,800, though they have not distinguished between fighters and civilians.
The group has been shaken to its core, reeling from the loss of its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the widespread destruction of its Shi'ite Muslim heartlands in southern Lebanon.
Entire villages and neighborhoods in Beirut's southern suburbs have been reduced to rubble, displacing over a million people.
Hassan Fadallah, a senior Hezbollah politician, emphasized that the group's immediate priority is its people. "We need to shelter them, remove the rubble, bid farewell to the martyrs, and rebuild," he said.
Residents like Hawraa, who lost a brother and saw her community destroyed, are calling for urgent action. "We want to bury our martyrs and rebuild our homes," said Hawraa, who fled her village during the September escalation.
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