The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Saturday, and Hezbollah also confirmed, that mass-murdering terrorist Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike on Friday night at his headquarters deep underground in a civilian building in Beirut.
As reported by Breitbart News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized the airstrike from his New York City hotel room and addressed the United Nations General Assembly during the mission.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left a press conference after being informed of the attack, in which a bunker-busting bomb exploded under a building in southern Beirut. Due to the tragedy, Nasrallah's death could not be confirmed.
The Israel Defense Forces has tentatively said it believes Nasrallah was killed along with other Hezbollah leaders. However, Iranian news outlets pushed false information to Western media that Nasrallah was alive, safe, and well.
The Associated Press described Nasrallah as a “realist” and downplayed his responsibility for mass killings in Syria and elsewhere. It obscured his determination to destroy Israel and his hatred of America and the West.
Mr. Nasrallah, 64, has emerged as the leader of an Iranian-backed terror group as it carries out an uprising against Israeli forces that have occupied southern Lebanon to stop terrorists from firing rockets into communities in northern Israel. did. After Israel withdrew in 2000, he became a hero in the Arab and Islamic worlds. His stature has grown even more since 2006, when Hezbollah launched the Second Lebanon War and fought Israel to a draw after the intervention of the international community.
But after Hezbollah joined the Syrian civil war that erupted during the 2011 Arab Spring, Nasrallah quickly became a hated figure. As Iran installed dictator Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah participated in atrocities against Sunni Muslims and others. Many Lebanese outside Hezbollah's narrow Shiite constituency were angry at Hezbollah's role in Lebanon, which allowed Iran to take control of the country and make it a base for future attacks on Israel.
In its obituary for Nasrallah, the Associated Press completely omitted Hezbollah's role in terrorism against the United States, especially Hezbollah's role in the war. bombing In 1983, 241 military personnel were killed in the attack at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Beirut. It is also involved in terrorist and criminal enterprises around the world, with tentacles extending as far as Latin America and Africa, where its operatives are involved in the 1990s “Blood Diamond” wars that terrorized the world. The funds were collected and laundered through
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Hezbollah said on Saturday that Nasrallah was hiding among women and children, and declared that Israel would continue its fight against Hezbollah until it could no longer threaten northern Israel.
The Biden administration was reportedly outraged by the attack. As Breitbart News pointed out, Israel only informed the US when the attack on Nasrallah was already underway, which is likely because Israel did not trust the Biden administration to keep its plans secret. Probably because of it. The Biden administration has already anger For Israel's apparent rejection of a proposed 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, believing that Prime Minister Netanyahu was holding the White House in check to buy time.
I currently have some questions. whether Israel launches a ground invasion to destroy the remaining forces of the shattered Hezbollah; Whether Iran will intervene in Lebanon to rescue its terrorist proxies. And whether the Lebanese people, plagued by war for decades, will ever be able to enjoy peace and sovereignty.
One thing is certain: one of the world's worst terrorists and mass murderers died because of a war he started against civilians for no reason.
update: After this article was published, President Joe Biden issued the following statement: statement The White House's website praised Nasrallah's killing, but reiterated that it wanted a ceasefire, not the elimination of Hezbollah.
Hassan Nasrallah and his terrorist organization Hezbollah were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans during a four-decade reign of terror. His death in an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians.
The attack that killed Nasrallah took place within the broader context of the conflict that began with the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre. The next day, Nasrallah made the fateful decision to join forces with Hamas and open what he called a “northern front.” against Israel.
The United States fully supports Israel's right to protect itself from Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups. Just yesterday, I directed the Secretary of Defense to further strengthen the defense posture of U.S. forces in the Middle East to deter aggression and reduce the risk of broader regional war.
Our ultimate goal is to defuse the ongoing conflicts in both Gaza and Lebanon through diplomatic means. In Gaza, we have pursued a ceasefire and hostage release agreement with the support of the United Nations Security Council. Lebanon continues to negotiate a deal to safely return people to Israel and their homes in southern Lebanon. It is time for these agreements to be concluded, the threat to Israel to be removed, and the broader Middle East region to gain greater stability.
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