Maroun al-Ras
Bazzi was born in the town of Bint Jbeil in South Lebanon. He joined Hizbullah as a teenager, and fought against the Israelis during the 1985-2000 South Lebanon conflict in Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon. During the 2006 Lebanon War he was sector commander in the Bint Jbeil area, comprising the towns of Bint Jbeil and Aynata and the villages of Maroun ar-Ras and Aytaroun. He personally participated in both the Battle of Maroun al-Ras and the Battle of Bint Jbeil. He was killed in an Israeli drone strike during the Battle of Bint Jbeil, and was one of the most senior Hizbullah commanders to die in the war.