Peter Beaumont and William Christou – The Guardian Sept 28, 2024
The Israeli military has said it has killed Hezbollah’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a series of strikes on the group’s underground headquarters in Beirut.
The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday morning came after overnight speculation about the fate of Nasrallah, following the strikes in Dahieh, a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. The death of the Hezbollah leader, who has led the Iran-backed group for three decades, will mark a major escalation in the crisis in the Middle East.
Responding to the claimed assassination, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims “to stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the … wicked regime (of Israel)”.
Khamenei, who Reuters reported had been transferred to a secure location inside Iran, did not mention Nasrallah in his comments. He added: “The fate of this region will be determined by the forces of resistance, with Hezbollah at the forefront.” Israeli “criminals must know that they are far too small to cause any significant damage on the strongholds of Hezbollah in Lebanon,” he said. “All the resistance forces in the region support and stand alongside Hezbollah.”
The attack threatens to draw in Iran, Hezbollah’s principal backer, which thus far has been reluctant to involve itself in the fighting with Israel.
According to sources in Israel, the Israeli security cabinet had previously pulled back from plans to kill Nasrallah, but having established that he was due to attend a meeting at the command complex, approved a plan to kill him in an operation reportedly codenamed “New Order”.
Reports in the Israeli media said the assassination had been carried out by a squadron of F15I jets equipped with bunker-busting bombs although Israel refused to comment on claims they were US-supplied type 84 munitions.
The news was initially broken by the military spokesperson Lt Col Nadav Shoshani in a brief post on X saying: “Hassan Nasrallah is dead.”
In a statement issued shortly afterwards, the IDF said Nasrallah had been killed along with Hezbollah’s southern front commander, Ali Karki, and other commanders attending the meeting.
“Following precise intelligence from the IDF and the Israeli security establishment, IAF [Israeli air force] fighter jets conducted a targeted strike on the central headquarters of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation which was located underground, embedded under a residential building in the Dahieh area of Beirut,” the statement said.
“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.”
The Israeli military said it was on “high alert” and prepared for a wider escalation.
Hezbollah has yet to make a statement on Israel’s claim that it had killed Nasrallah.
The IDF spokesperson Shoshani later predicted that despite Nasrallah’s killing, Hezbollah would continue to target Israel. “We’ve seen Hezbollah carry out attacks against us for a year. It’s safe to assume that they are going to continue carrying out their attacks against us, or try to,” he said.
In Lebanon, residents reacted to the news of the assassination with shock, unwilling to believe Israel’s claims.
After Israel’s announcement, the streets of Beirut emptied. Storefronts in Gemayzeh – an upmarket neighbourhood in east Beirut – were mostly closed.
In Dahieh one resident told the Guardian: “I’m in despair, I don’t know what to feel.” Other supporters of the group struck a different tone. “The group will go on, it’s not just centred around one leader,” Fatimah, a resident of Dahieh, said from her car in downtown Beirut where she has been sleeping with her husband and son since the strikes on Dahieh started last week.
The second in command in the organisation, Hashem Safieddine, who could succeed Nasrallah, was reportedly also targeted in Israel’s airstrike on Beirut on Friday. It is not known how the next leader of Hezbollah might govern the group and how they will choose to retaliate for Nasrallah’s killing.
The IDF’s chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, said on Saturday that the elimination of Nasrallah was “not the end of our toolbox”, indicating that more strikes were planned. He said the strike targeting the Hezbollah leadership was the result of a long period of preparation.
The military said it was mobilising additional reserve soldiers as tensions escalated with Lebanon, activating three battalions of reserve soldiers to serve across Israel. It sent two brigades to northern Israel earlier in the week to train for a possible ground invasion.
Shortly before the strike, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed during a speech at the UN general assembly to keep fighting in Lebanon, crushing hopes that Israel would agree to a 21-day truce proposed by the US and France.
“There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach, and that is true of the entire Middle East,” Netanyahu said in New York.
Among Hezbollah’s constituents, Nasrallah was viewed with a prophet-like fervour, seen as the liberator of south Lebanon from Israel’s 18-year occupation. At Hezbollah rallies, supporters chant “Labaik ya Hussein and Labaik ya Nasrallah” – “O Hussein, O Nasrallah, I am here for you” – shouting their devotion to Hussein, a key figure in Shia Islam, and Nasrallah.
When Nasrallah spoke in televised addresses, supporters would tune in for guidance on political, spiritual and cultural issues. Many Lebanese attribute the failure of the 2019 revolution to a speech by Nasrallah, when he told his supporters it was time to get off the streets, depriving the protest movement of its non-sectarian character.
Whoever replaces the enigmatic former secretary general will have to deal with an organisation that over the last year, has lost almost every senior military leader and is on the back foot from the Israeli bombing campaign.
The death also throws the fate of the Lebanese state into question. Hezbollah is deeply embedded in the state, controlling a key share of parliament and exercising influence over several ministries, such as the directorate of general security. Lebanon’s foreign policy is largely dictated by the group, particularly when it comes to neighbouring states such as Israel.
Hezbollah began firing into Israel one day after Hamas’s 7 October attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.
Israel has in recent days shifted the focus of its operation from Gaza to Lebanon, where heavy bombing has killed more than 700 people and displaced about 118,000.
The mayor telegram channels in the ME and Al- Mayadeen all confirmed his martyrship.
Of course, this fella had his schtick unmasked on this forum.presstv/savaktv has been reading along in the comments section. in conclave with Satan-yahoo! they decided to pull this character back from the stage.they ordered the script writing guild to concoct a grotesque and impactful storyline to exfiltrate this (soon to be liquidated )ex-agent.
Nazrallah is another Mossad/CIA actor playing his role. Right now he’s probably hanging out with his handlers/script writers in Tel Aviv, smoking cigars and pounding whiskey shooters
Among Hezbollah’s adherents, Nasrallah was viewed as a prophet, seen as the (pretender) liberator of south Lebanon from Israel’s 18-year occupation, (after the Israelis were done demolishing Lebanon). At Hezbollah rallies, supporters chant “Labaik ya Hussein and Labaik ya Nasrallah” – “O Hussein, O Nasrallah, I am here for you” – shouting their devotion to Hussein, a key figure in Shia Islam, and Nasrallah. This is manna from heaven for the devotional nature of their creed.they can gather and devote all their emotions to the god in their mind.instead of grabbing up arms and taking to war,they will have parades deifying their cult leader in hysterical displays, ventilating their anger and sorrow.to be televised universally
Or he will reappear from death,as the long awaited hidden (hand) imam.the adherents have been patiently flagellating and wailing for generations.there is a limit to suffering, before the adherents begin to lose faith ,they must be given reprieve.
Of cours it’s a huge loss which will be difficult to make up for…We all deplore his departure.
I used to listen to all his speeches and when during the covid crazyness I saw him with a stupid covid mask on his face saying that everyone should do likewise and also pray at home instead praying in congregation I thought – my goodness! what is he saying! what is he doing!
And so it was – he left God and God left him.
Hassan Nasrullah in a speech at Imad Muqniah funeral said:
We’re all children of a creed whose prophets, Imams and leaders are all Martyrs.
As in the sport of Boxing, when fighting an opponent who has longer arms and longer reach, better eyesight and coordination, the only way to win is to get in as close as possible and go for the ribs. Hizbollah and Iran are at a disadvantage letting the Israeli with US satellites drop US bunker busters on their leaders from far away. If Hizbollah along with Hamas poured deep into Israel, the Israelis would be in disarray. Unit 8200 and US weapons would be useless. The Israelis would poke white flags or surrender from their bunkers.
Putin ! a nuke bunker buster for Joe the childsnifer + somethingelse !
and dont forget your friend satanjahu !
An amazing interview by Nima with Scott Ritter from earlier in the day, presumably after Scott addressed the ‘Peace and Freedom Rally’ in Kingston, New York State organised by Gerald Celente and featuring several well- known speakers from the alternative media. Scott was relaxed with no animated replies when his ire is up and he even let his 5 o’clock shadow show through. So much information that even though I went back to fully capture some comments I have to listen to it again tomorrow. Well worth 36m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_9u7W3XPS4
The question is…..why aren’t they targeting Israel’s desalination “factories”….or taking a leaf out of the jews handbook and poisoning their water supplies.
So people suggesting this chap was being run by the Satanist might be on the money??!.
Certain aspects don’t add up??.
It is probable they won’t try to invade again…..they’re too cowardly for that.
Jewish run MI5 will be on the alert for “activity” amongst their tax payers funded private security group in Norf London.
You can see their strategy within Western democracies….using money stolen by SOROS…..it is safer for them living within multicultural societies
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Brainwashed to hate and kill non-Jews – Mental_Hygiene – Preventing Truth Decay
Conversation Between Victor-Hugo & SonOfEnos
Hitler’s Noticing
Go Hezbollah Go! – Raging Dissident
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah Bombed to Death ~ Iran and Hezbollah Goe To War Against Those Brainwashed to Hate and Kill Non-Jews ~ KenanSonOfEnos Conversation With Victor-Hugo
https://grizzom.blogspot.com/2024/09/sayyed-hassan-nasrallah-bombed-to-death.html
A lot of Israelis, even without the Khazar consideration, are European, and have Christian ancestry, which is another reason I can side with them against the foreign terrorist people
kill jews everywhere
gotta be done as they are at total war with us
Slobs r US killed him…Israel cant take a shit without them
oh but (((theyre))) soo SMRT!
@Lewis J.
quelle surprise
another of the Jones Gang siding with their (((Nazi))) sponsors
kikes are cuckoos in the European nests …they are Jews Not European
– ask them if you dont believe so