More patient,determinedTo the victims of the pager explosion and their families, things will never be the same again. Forced to mature far too quickly, Hussein insists that Israel ‘will pay dearly’ for its horrendous crimes against the people of Lebanon. Many echo the same message: that Israel’s attack, instead of breaking them, has forged stronger families bound together by deeper love, patience, and resilience. Pager victims and their families have now become a powerful new asset to the resistance in Lebanon. ‘I am here today, I am alive, recovering and coming back to life stronger and happier, and this is what Israel does not wish to see.