Commemorating Lebanon's dead children

Protesters carried images of some of the children killed in Lebanon, during the march of Priests against Genocide in Rome, 22.09.2026

Source: Conquest or leaven

Fr David Neuhaus, an Israeli Jesuit priest, born in South Africa to a Jewish family writes:
A dear Lebanese friend, who pours much energy into raising consciousness about what is happening in Palestine/Israel, brought to my attention the initiative of Dr Hossam Matar, a Lebanese academic. Dr. Mattar has created an association and a website called Habbat Al-Qulub, a term literally meaning "seeds of the heart" but referring to those most loved. The website commemorates the children in Lebanon who have been killed by Israeli military actions since 2023.

Visit the website here: https://habbat.org/en/

775 children are documented to have been killed to date, issuing from 488 families. The average age of these children is nine. The vast majority are Lebanese children, with some of Palestinian and Syrian origin. The website publishes beautiful photographs of these children, each photograph a heart-wrenching memory of a child lost, a family torn apart, a community in mourning. Some of them are not shown alone but with siblings who died with them. There are a number of commemorative essays on the site written by parents, relatives, teachers, or friends.

The vast majority of these children were killed in the south of the country, a region Israel has been bombing regularly, even after the proclamation of a series of ceasefires, the latest in June 2026. Israel has destroyed tens of villages in the south, trying to making sure that their residents will not return. The vast majority of the children killed are from the Shiite community.

View here a video describing the horror in south Lebanon: https://conquestorleaven.org/commemorating-lebanons-dead-children/

It is interesting to remember that Shiite scouts gathered to welcome Pope Leo XIV on his visit to Lebanon at the end of November, beginning of December 2025. Pope Leo later revealed that he carried with him the photo of a child killed in an Israeli bombing (read here: https://en.libnanews.com/pope-leo-xiv-lebanese-child-and-peace/ )