Operation “New Order” in Beirut
Israel is said to have killed Hezbollah chief with bunker-busting bombs
September 29, 2024, 12:12 p.m
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After years of preparation, Israel’s military kills the influential Hezbollah leader Nasrallah – one of his main enemies. Israeli media reports that particularly heavy ammunition was used.
According to media reports, the Israeli Air Force used bombs weighing more than 80 tons to kill Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. These were dropped by a formation of at least ten fighter jets over the underground headquarters of the Shiite militia in the south of Beirut, Israeli media reported.
The projectiles also included so-called bunker-busting bombs that penetrated the thick walls of the headquarters, according to reports from several media outlets. There is no official confirmation of this information.
On Friday, Israel’s military killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Since then, there has been concern in the Middle East about possible retaliatory strikes.
According to the Israeli army, Nasrallah was killed during a meeting of Hezbollah leaders. The operation was codenamed “New Order” and took place as part of massive air strikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital. According to the army, several high-ranking commanders were killed in addition to Nasrallah. This means that “most” of Hezbollah’s leaders have been “eliminated,” said army spokesman Nadav Shoshani.
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The Iranian state news agency Irna also reported the killing of the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Abbas Nilforushan. Iran and Lebanon declared several days of national mourning in response to Nasrallah’s death.
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, who had been in hiding for years, was considered the most powerful man in Lebanon. Since 1992 he has been at the head of the organization, which consists of a political party and an armed militia. Nasrallah was “responsible for the murder of numerous Israeli civilians and soldiers as well as for planning and carrying out thousands of acts of terrorism,” the Israeli army said.
His cousin Hashem Safia al-Din, who has been a member of the powerful Hezbollah Executive Council for years, was considered a possible successor to Nasrallah. In 2017, the USA and Saudi Arabia placed Safia al-Din on their respective terrorist lists.
