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‘World a safer place’ after killing of Nasrallah: Israeli military
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari has called Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah one of Israel’s “greatest enemies” and claimed his killing made the world “safer”. In a televised briefing, Hagari said the group’s remaining senior members would still be targeted.
He added that the “Hezbollah headquarters” in Beirut where the group’s leader was killed was a legitimate military target under international law.
Israel carried out a large strike on Beirut’s densely populated southern suburbs on Friday evening, flattening at least six residential buildings in the process.
Under international law, the harm caused to civilians must not exceed but be proportional to the military advantage anticipated.
Iran says Nasrallah’s path to continue
Iran’s foreign ministry says the path of Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah will continue despite his killing in an Israeli air strike on Beirut yesterday.
“The glorious path of the leader of the resistance, Hassan Nasrallah, will continue and his sacred goal will be realised in the liberation of Quds [Jerusalem], God willing,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani on X mourning his death.
Iranian president says Nasrallah killing to ‘strengthen resistance’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a statement on the killing of Nasrallah, saying it “will only further strengthen the resistance”.
He added that the international community will not forget that the order for this “terrorist attack” was issued from New York, likely referring to Israeli Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s address at the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Pezeshkian also said the US cannot deny complicity in Nasrallah’s killing.
Gallant says Nasrallah assassination ‘one of the most important’ operations in Israeli history
Israel’s defence minister says the killing of Hezbollah’s leader is one of the most important “countermeasures” in Israel’s history, in comments carried by Israeli media.
“Whoever starts a war against Israel and tries to harm its citizens will pay a very heavy price. Even today, we are not stopping,” Gallant continued.
Israel’s attacks on Lebanon have exacted a heavy toll on the civilian population, with Lebanon’s Health Ministry saying at least 11 people were killed yesterday, adding to the more than 700 killed in attacks on the country since Monday.
Lebanese army tanks deployed in Beirut in anticipation of possible protests
We are receiving reports that Lebanese armoured vehicles have been deployed near Beirut’s Burj Al-Ghazal bridge in anticipation of possible clashes, after Hezbollah’s announcement that its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air attack last night.
The bridge divides the Shia neighbourhood of Khandaa al-Ghami and the Christian neighbourhood of Achrafieh. Protests have previously broken out between residents on the two sides.
Amal Movement says Nasrallah’s killing will only increase resistance
Lebanon’s Amal Movement, Hezbollah’s political ally, has issued a statement mourning the assassination of Nasrallah.
Describing the Hezbollah leader as “a unique and courageous figure”, the group’s presidency promised his death would not weaken “the resolve of the resistance fighters”. The movement said Israel’s “terrorism and its aggression” has exceeded all limits and moral, as well as humanitarian rules.
It pledged to “the martyr” it will remain “shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart, and arm to arm, and killing and aggression will only increase our steadfastness in defending Lebanon”.
