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Abu Ali Al-Hakim ... The Pawn of the Terrorist Hezbollah

Abu Ali Al-Hakim.
Abu Ali Al-Hakim.
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Abu Ali Al-Hakim ... The Pawn of the Terrorist Hezbollah

Abu Ali Al-Hakim.
Abu Ali Al-Hakim.

He is Iran's terrorist arm in Yemen. One of the most prominent war criminal members of the Iran-backed Houthi militias, a fake major-general who has never received any military training or any kind of education. He receives his orders from the terrorist Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). So, who is Abu Ali Al-Hakim?

Hakim currently serves as the illegitimate Houthi authorities' "commander of the republican guard" alongside the "presidency of the military intelligence". He appeared suddenly during the beginning of the Houthi coup against the legitimate government, serving in the rank of major-general with no previous qualifications. He has never received any formal military training.

Hakim is one of the most dangerous war criminals in Yemen. He is the fifth most wanted figure on the list announced by the Saudi-led Arab coalition given his crimes and violations of all rules of war. Hakim is behind barbaric massacres in several Yemeni regions.

The leader of the Houthi militias always tasks Hakim with carrying out criminal military campaigns and playing immoral roles. He has appeared in several leaked recordings where he offensively threatens senior tribal leaders.

The Arab coalition released during a press conference on Sunday a video recording of Hakim showing him receiving orders from a member of the Lebanese terrorist Hezbollah party.

The video shows the terrorist emphasizing to Hakim the importance of capturing the Hodeidah province so that its ports can be used for the shipping of weapons and transportation of terrorists to join the Houthis.

Hakim is seen listening to the orders of his superior, with whom he shares a joint terrorist ideology regardless of their nationality - evidence that the Houthis are just pawns in the hands of the IRGC and Hezbollah.

The recording showed a leading member of Hezbollah saying that the party had stopped its battles in order to stand by the Houthis in Yemen. The following is a transcript of the video that was obtained by the coalition:

"The military sector is very important. If Hodeidah falls, then the support in confronting the aggression will end. The sea is the only gateway to receive support.

"Sayyed Hassan [Nasrallah - the leader of Hezbollah] said yesterday that he hopes to perform jihad in Yemen. He said so when you suffered losses on the fronts and the aggression reached Hodeidah airport. This was due to disputes that erupted among you. Had the United Nations truce not held, Hodeidah would have fallen in our hands.

"Our agenda is greater than these disputes. We have left everything behind to stand with you. The Syrian war is about to end and the majority of the jihadists will come to Yemen.

"If we lose the sea, then no jihadists or support for reconstruction will arrive. We want to bring in a large number of jihadists and want to reorganize our ranks to prevent the fall of Hodeidah.

"We thank Abu Ali Al-Hakim for his efforts in uniting ranks and resolving disputes. The leadership communicated to him the need for us to control the Red Sea and its coasts."

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Lebanon's Public Schools Reopen amid War and Displacement

Children playing in a shelter center for displaced people in the town of Marwaniyah in South Lebanon (AP)
Children playing in a shelter center for displaced people in the town of Marwaniyah in South Lebanon (AP)
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Lebanon's Public Schools Reopen amid War and Displacement

Children playing in a shelter center for displaced people in the town of Marwaniyah in South Lebanon (AP)
Children playing in a shelter center for displaced people in the town of Marwaniyah in South Lebanon (AP)

In the quiet seaside town of Amchit, 45 minutes north of Beirut, public schools are finally in session again, alongside tens of thousands of internally displaced people who have made some of them a makeshift shelter.

As Israeli strikes on Lebanon escalated in September, hundreds of schools in Lebanon were either destroyed or closed due to damage or security concerns, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Of around 1,250 public schools in Lebanon, 505 schools have also been turned into temporary shelters for some of the 840,000 people internally displaced by the conflict, according to the Lebanese education ministry.

Last month, the ministry started a phased reopening, allowing 175,000 students - 38,000 of whom are displaced - to return to a learning environment that is still far from normal, Reuters reported.

At Amchit Secondary Public School, which now has 300 enrolled students and expects more as displaced families keep arriving, the once-familiar spaces have transformed to accommodate new realities.

Two-and-a-half months ago, the school was chosen as a shelter, school director Antoine Abdallah Zakhia said.

Today, laundry hangs from classroom windows, cars fill the playground that was once a bustling area, and hallways that used to echo with laughter now serve as resting areas for families seeking refuge.

Fadia Yahfoufi, a displaced woman living temporarily at the school, expressed gratitude mixed with longing.

"Of course, we wish to go back to our homes. No one feels comfortable except at home," she said.

Zeina Shukr, another displaced mother, voiced her concerns for her children's education.

"This year has been unfair. Some children are studying while others aren't. Either everyone studies, or the school year should be postponed," she said.

- EDUCATION WON'T STOP

OCHA said the phased plan to resume classes will enrol 175,000 students, including 38,000 displaced children, across 350 public schools not used as shelters.

"The educational process is one of the aspects of resistance to the aggression Lebanon is facing," Education Minister Abbas Halabi told Reuters

Halabi said the decision to resume the academic year was difficult as many displaced students and teachers were not psychologically prepared to return to school.

In an adjacent building at Amchit Secondary Public School, teachers and students are adjusting to a compressed three-day week, with seven class periods each day to maximize learning time.

Nour Kozhaya, a 16-year-old Amchit resident, remains optimistic. "Lebanon is at war, but education won't stop. We will continue to pursue our dreams," she said.

Teachers are adapting to the challenging conditions.

"Everyone is mentally exhausted ... after all this war is on all of us," Patrick Sakr, a 38-year-old physics teacher, said.

For Ahmad Ali Hajj Hassan, a displaced 17-year-old from the Bekaa region, the three-day school week presents a challenge, but not a deterrent.

"These are the conditions. We can study despite them," he said.