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Iran calls out world for silence on Israeli assaults
A spokesperson for the country’s Foreign Ministry has said on X that Israel and Zionism are a threat to the entire world, and has taken aim at what he called the “inaction” of “governments and international assemblies, especially the UN Security Council, regarding the horrific and unprecedented crimes of the Zionist regime in Palestine and Lebanon”.
He also slammed the US for its “full military, political and economic support” to Israel’s “criminal regime”.
The US continues to provide billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, even as it urges it publicly to cease its war on Gaza and its strikes on Lebanon.
“The smoke of the world’s inaction towards the crimes of the terrible and rebellious Israeli regime will be seen by the whole world in the near future”, the spokesperson’s statement concludes.
Israeli army claims killing of Hezbollah’s leader
The Israeli army says it eliminated the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.
Yesterday, the army killed the leader of the “terrorist organisation” – these are Israeli words – and one of its founders. The army also killed Ali Karaki, the commander of the southern front of the organisation, and a number of other Hezbollah leaders.
[Israel’s statement] goes on to say air force planes with precise intelligence guidance from the security establishment raided what they said at the time were Hezbollah’s central headquarters, located underground, of course, in that densely populated area of Dahiyeh when those strikes hit – 10 or 12 in quick succession.
When we watched that unfold, there was no doubt that the target was a major one. Soon after, we had leaks stating that Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, in charge of the group for 32 years, had been there at the time.
Iranians stage protests against Israel in Tehran
Iranians have taken to the streets of the capital Tehran to denounce the attacks carried out by Israel in Lebanon this past week and the ongoing war in Gaza. Demonstrators assembled in Palestine Square waved flags and held up posters of Hamas, Hezbollah and Iranian leaders.
“The message is clear, revenge and revenge… the patience of people is coming to an end and we want nothing but revenge,” protester Mohammad Mousavi told Al Jazeera. “There must be an answer, and it must be very soon because I don’t think people can wait any longer.”
Mousavi said the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, if confirmed, would “bring Israel’s end closer” by increasing rage towards the country.
Iran’s Khamenei condemns ‘short-sighted’ Israeli policy
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said in a statement “the massacre of defenceless people in Lebanon once again revealed the savage nature” of Israel and proved “the short-sightedness” of its leaders.
He said in a statement that the Israeli government did not learn from its actions in Gaza that “the collective killing of women, children, and civilians cannot weaken or overthrow the strong foundation of the resistance organisation”.
He 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 also said that “the fate of this region will be determined by the forces of resistance, with Hezbollah at the forefront”.
Supreme leader’s message ‘clear sign of solidarity’ with Hezbollah, Palestinians
Tohid Asadi, a Tehran-based journalist, says Khamenei’s message was a “clear” sign of solidarity with Hezbollah and Iran’s longstanding foreign policy principle in favour of the Palestinian cause.
“In a previous message, he also put emphasis on his belief of the structural strengths of Hezbollah and he is now calling for more consensus among Muslim countries in order to provide the Israelis with a crushing response,” Asadi told Al Jazeera.
“No plan of action here in this message – that is something that nobody is expecting – him to spill the beans – about the forthcoming plan of action,” Asadi said, noting that confirmation of the killing of Nasrallah would be “a very tragic event” for both Hezbollah and Iran.
“So we have to wait for the next hours and days to see what takes place on the ground,” he added.
