Hezbollah Calls on Syrian Authorities to Arrest Criminals Involved in Assassinating Sheikh Rasoul Shahoud

Hezbollah condemned in the strongest terms the heinous crime that targeted the dignified scholar, His Eminence Sheikh Rasoul Shahoud, in Homs countryside and was committed by criminal and treacherous hands seeking to destabilize the unity and integrity of Syria and ignite sectarian and religious strife among the people of our brotherly Syrian nation.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Hezbollah pointed out that the grave crime targeted a scholarly and religious figure who devoted his life to serving religion and society, supported young people in their educational and faith-based journey, and was a patron of Quranic schools, a sincere preacher of the truth, a voice that spoke out for the truth, and a defender of the oppressed.

The crime requires the widest wave of condemnation and denunciation from various scholarly bodies and scientific and spiritual institutions.

Hezbollah underlined the necessity of pursuing the culprits and holding them accountable, along with anyone proven to be involved or complicit in this heinous crime, adding, “We are fully confident that the Syrian people will reject this extremist ideology that threatens the unity of societies, undermines stability, and targets every moderate opinion and enlightened thought.”