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Israel kills Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut strike
Israeli military says it killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, in an airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut. The strike was part of a series of attacks on Hezbollah positions in eastern and southern Lebanon, with the Israeli Defense Forces claiming to have targeted 140 sites linked to the group. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded in the strike, with more casualties expected as rescue workers cleared rubble. Hezbollah confirmed that Nasrallah had been killed, and vowed to continue the "holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine." The killing of Nasrallah has sparked fears that cross-border tensions are on the verge of exploding into a wider conflict, with the Lebanese population sharply divided on the role Hezbollah plays in their politics.
We will fight until we achieve victory, total victory. There is no substitute for it.
As long as Hezbollah chooses the path of war, Israel has no choice, and Israel has every right to remove this threat and return our citizens to their home safe.
We'll continue degrading Hezbollah until all our objectives are met.
I have a message for the tyrants of Tehran. If you strike us, we will strike you.
Israel is doing what every sovereign state would do to protect its people.
If Hamas stays in power, it will regroup ... and attack Israel again and again and again ... So Hamas has got to go.
We are winning. We are determined to continue striking our enemies, returning our residents to their homes and bringing back all our hostages. We do not forget them for a moment.
The more (Hamas leader Yahya) Sinwar sees that Hezbollah will no longer come to his aid, the greater the chances of returning our captives.
All the hostility directed at Israel this year — it's not about Gaza; it's about Israel. It's always been about Israel. About Israel's very existence. And I say to you, until Israel, until the Jewish state, is treated like other nations, until this antisemitic swamp is drained, the UN will be viewed by fair-minded people everywhere as nothing more than a contemptuous farce.
The United States fully supports Israel's right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and any other Iranian-supported terrorist groups.
The strike was conducted while Hezbollah's senior chain of command was operating from the headquarters and advancing terrorist activities against citizens of the state of Israel.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whom he led for about 30 years.
The Sayyed has gone to his lord a martyr.
We say to our brothers in Lebanon that you will be victorious, God willing.
The Zionist entity (Israel) confirms through this despicable aggression, once again ... its barbarism and wanton disregard for all international standards and laws.
This forceful action is fraught with even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East.
This reprehensible crime... represents a dangerous escalation that changes the rules of the game.
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sources
- 1.The Times of India
- 2.France 24
- 3.Al Jazeera
- 4.The New York Times
- 5.The Washington Post
- 6.Le Monde
- 7.CNN
- 8.The Guardian
- 9.CNA News
- 10.BBC
- 11.Haaretz
- 12.DW News
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 3.British Foreign Policy
- 4.Israel Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 6.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 7.Iran Foreign Policy
- 8.Ethnic tensions
- 9.French Foreign Policy
- 10.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
- 11.Espionage
- 12.Italian Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Israel
- 2.Lebanon
- 3.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 4.United States
- 5.Palestine, State of
- 6.Syrian Arab Republic
- 7.Iraq
- 8.Yemen
- 9.France
- 10.Russian Federation
- 11.Germany
- 12.United Kingdom
organizations
- 1.Hezbollah
- 2.Hamas
- 3.Shia
- 4.Israel Defense Forces
- 5.UN General Assembly
- 6.Houthi
- 7.Iranian Revolutionary Guards
- 8.United Nations
- 9.UN Security Council
- 10.Pentagon
- 11.White House
- 12.Jihad Council
persons
- 1.Hassan Nasrallah
- 2.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 3.Donald Trump
- 4.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- 5.Joe Biden
- 6.Ali Karaki
- 7.Kaitlin Easton
- 8.Herzi Halevi
- 9.Yoav Galant
- 10.Abbas Nilforoushan
- 11.Daniel Hagari
- 12.Hashem Safieddine