On the occasion of liberation day: Tribute to women martyrs of the national resistance movement

Many parts of Lebanon celebrated yesterday the 14th anniversary of Liberation day which falls on 25 May 2000 and witnessed the withdrawal of the Israeli army from most parts of South Lebanon.  This victory could not have been possible without the martyrdom and sacrifices of many women and men.  In commemoration of this national occasion, As Safir published last Saturday the names of the women martyrs who died for this cause including Hamida Mustapha al Taher (Syrian national) who joined the Arab Socialist Baath party in 1983 and died in South Lebanon on 26/11/1986, Françoise Kesteman (French) and member of the PLO who died on 23/9/1984, and Zaher Abu Assaf, Syrian national and member of the Syrian Social National Party, who died in early November 1986.
The newspaper also listed the names and details of Lebanese women from the National Lebanese Resistance Movement and who gave their lives in resistance to Israeli occupation, namely:

1. Yassar Ahmed Mroueh: Born in Zrarieh-South of Lebanon, in 1965, she joined the Communist Party and was the first martyr of the Lebanese National Resistance Front, after she died in May 1984 during an operation near Tyre.
2. Sana'a Youssef Mehaidli: Born in Anquon in 1968, she joined the Syrian Social National Party, she died on the 9th of April 1985 during a big operation on the Bater-Jezzin route when she blew herself next to an Israeli convoy.
3. Lola Elias Abboud: Born in Qaroon in 1966, the daughter of the Journalist Elias Abboud joined the Communist Party and died in a heroic operation on April 21st 1985 in Qaroon.
4. Wafa2 Noureddine: Born in Nabatieh in 1962, she joined the Communist Party in 1981 and the Lebanese National Resistance Front on the 9th of May 1985. She was a mother of one child before she died on 9/5/1985 during an operation at the Abu Qam7a crossroad, near Hasbayya.
5. Ebtisam Farid Harb: Born in the town of Ghareefeh – Shouf in 1957, she joined the Syrian Social National Party, and died on 9/7/1985 during a heroic operation on the Hamra-Bayyada-Naqoura bridge.
6. Mariam Kahyreddine: Born in Douress Baalbek in 1966, joined the Syrian Social National Party, as well as the Lebanese National Resistance Front, and died on 11/9/1985 in an operation at the Israeli militant commander headquarter in Hasbayya.
7. Norma Badaoui Abi Hassan: Born in Qebbeh – Tripoli, in 1959, joined the Lebanese National Resistance Front on 1985, and died in Dahr el Ramleh operation in the South of Lebanon.
8. Yusra Ismaeil: Born in Eastern Zawtar, joined the Lebanese National Resistance Front and died in late 1989 in a heroic battle in Wadi al 7ujair.
9. In3am Hamzeh: Born in 3beih in 1962, joined the Lebanese National Resistance Front, and died along with 2 of her comrades; Hussein Daher and Hussein Hujjeili, at the foothills of Mount Hermon in November 1990.

Source: Al-Safir, Al-Diyar 26 May 2014