- The Islamic Center of America announced that it would hold a commemoration service for three individuals killed in an Israeli strike in Bint Jbeil, South Lebanon on December 30, 2023.
- While Hezbollah initially claimed the individuals were civilians, one of them, Ali Bazzi, was disclosed later as being affiliated with Hezbollah as a “jihad fighter.”
- The center’s announcement for commemoration services described the three individuals as martyrs who died unjustly in an attack by the Israeli army.
- The Islamic Center of America is the largest mosque in North America and the religious center for the local Shiite community in Detroit, Mich.