Israeli military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike
FOX NewsSEP 22 2024
Lebanon: Hezbollah Confirms Hassan Nasrallah's Death in Israeli Strikes
Above: Supporters listen to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah via a video link on Aug. 6, 2024 in Beirut, Lebanon. Image copyright: Chris McGrath/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Israel's military said Saturday that it had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a series of airstrikes at the Iran-backed group's headquarters in southern Beirut overnight on Friday.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said that, alongside Nasrallah, additional Hezbollah commanders, including Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah's Southern Front, were also killed.
Nasrallah, the 64-year-old founding member of Hezbollah who had led the group since 1992, was reportedly eliminated in a targeted strike on the group's headquarters, allegedly located beneath a residential building in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh.
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
Nasrallah had murdered hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers and directed and executed multiple terrorist activities across the world. However, he will no longer be able to terrorize anyone anymore. Though he is dead, the IDF will continue to target Hezbollah, eliminate the terrorist organization, and establish regional stability.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Nasrallah's death doesn't mean that Hezbollah is destroyed because the group is made up of tens of thousands of warriors capable of taking revenge on Zionist criminals and has the support of all the resistance forces. This provocative assassination will be confronted as Israel appears ready to expand its genocidal campaign that began in Gaza to Lebanon.
Narrative C
Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Nasrallah's assassination mark a significant escalation in the crisis in the Middle East. It threatens to draw in Iran, throw the fate of the Lebanese state into question, and displace innocent civilians on both sides of the border. The US must step in before this explodes into a wider regional war.
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