An Israeli military vehicle drives past destroyed buildings in Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, April 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Shir Torem

Since June 2025, all of the forces of the PLO in Lebanon are officially subordinate to the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF).

On April 28, 2026, a Lebanese terrorist affiliated with a major Palestinian terror group was eulogized by the PLO faction as a resistance fighter martyred by Israel.

This means that Western funding is likely directly funding terror organizations in Lebanon fighting against Israel.

On April 28, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced the death of one of its fighters in Lebanon:

The poster shows Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist Ayman Atef Dakhloul in a military uniform wearing a keffiyeh (Arab headdress).

Text on poster: “The masses of our Palestinian people

and the Palestinian resistance factions

eulogize with all national honor and all revolutionary pride

heroic fighter Martyr Ayman Atef Dakhloul ‘Abu Hudhaifa’

… who ascended to Heaven as a Martyr on the path to Palestine, as a result of the Zionist attack on Lebanon – while giving his pure blood as a new page in the book of legendary resolve, and emphasizing that sacrifice is the necessary path towards freedom and liberation.” [emphasis added]

[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Telegram channel, April 28, 2026]

As previously mentioned, the command of Palestinian forces in Lebanon has been consolidated under the PASF since June 2025:

Posted text:“The words of Commander of the Palestinian [PA] National Security Forces Maj. Gen. Al-Abd Ibrahim to the National Security Forces members in sister Lebanon:

Fighter brothers, members of the National Security Forces in Lebanon, I address you today on behalf of the Palestinian leadership, and under the instructions of [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas, to brief you on the important decision to subordinate the [PLO] National Security Forces in Lebanon to the commander of the Palestinian [PA] National Security Forces. This decision is part of the institutional development and structural strengthening of our national forces…every member of the [Security] Forces is a highly valuable human asset in building our security institutions, and all the rights are guaranteed, according to direct instructions from President Abbas.

This decision is part of strengthening the strategic cooperation with the sister Republic of Lebanon, and in service of the shared interests of both peoples…..

Maj. Gen. Al-Abd Ibrahim

Commander of the Palestinian National Security Forces

Palestine, June 2025”

[PA Security Forces, Telegram channel, June 17, 2025]

The PASF is heavily subsidized by Western powers, including the EU, UK, Canada and the United States, countries that are even involved in training the PASF in paramilitary maneuvers.

Donor countries deserve an answer — why is a member of the PASF’s proxy forces in Lebanon being glorified as a member of armed “resistance” and eulogized as a “heroic” terrorist “martyr” against Israel?

The author is a contributor to Palestinian Media Watch, where a version of this article first appeared.