That hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah that Hassan Nasrallah has been killed . Has been killed . Well, it is a hue has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, has been killed . Well, it is a huge victory for israel, there i huge victory for israel, there is No Doubt about it. They decided after a year of an attritional Border War with hezbollah, they decided a couple of weeks ago to give that up and push hard, to activate War Plans which they had been working on since The End of the last war with hezbollah in 2006, and they put them into action with devastating effect. A series of assassinations, those pager attacks, the activation of bombs in walkie talkies. Huge damage as well to whip insights, and now the assassination of the man, Hassan Nasrallah, who for more than 30 years has got himself to a position where he really was israels probably most prudent enemy. He presided over hezbollah as became a formidable fighting force, with iranian help. He fight in Southern Lebanon in 2000, after an occupation getting on 20 Years Israel was forced to pull its troops out. And 2006, hezbollah Thought Israel pretty much to a standstill, which at no Point Of View counted as a victory. He became for many a hero in the Arab World and The Middle East and those who oppose israel. In more recent years it has been more for him in lebanon, because hezbollah� s powers have been increasingly as a dangerous organisation doing lebanon damage. But this is a massive blow inflicted by israel. Does it mean that the organisation will surrender . I doubt it very much. He himself got thejob as doubt it very much. He himself got the job as leader after his predecessor was assassinated by israel in 1992. Just predecessor was assassinated by israel in 1992. Israel in 1992. Just talk us through. Israel in 1992. Just talk us through. You israel in 1992. Just talk us through, you said israel in 1992. Just talk us through, you said there. Israel in 1992. Just talk us i through, you said there you think it is unlikely that this means The End for the organisation, what are a kind of compilations Factors Club will be going into any kind of Response Hezbollah now . Well, the have Response Hezbollah now . Well, they have still Response Hezbollah now . Well, they have still got Response Hezbollah now . Well, they have still got weapons. Response hezbollah now . Well, they have still got weapons. By| they have still got weapons. By all accounts, there arsenal was perhaps 150,000 weapons. While israel might have killed operatives and leaders and numinous arms dumps, they are going to have a box left. They are going to have to decide how to use those. It will be other commanders who come up. The old generation, people. Hassan nasrallah was i think 64, so his generation of leaders born in the late 60s have pretty much all been assassinated or killed by israel. But there will be younger men coming up. Hezbollah has been fighting for years for the Assad Regime in syria. They have a lot of experience people and they will want to know what to do. I think there will be communications of some sort with the iranians. But they have got their backs to the wall in a really massive way now. Because while they have these weapons, they will have lost the political direction has come from a man who for many years was in fact at times really quite cautious. He also had a reputation for not being boastful. When he said he would do things, he tended to do them. So, he had a powerful reputation. Though in the last few weeks, of course, the Blues Israel has landed on the organisation, and by Extension On lebanese people who were also killed as this was going on, the message was always that they were the people who protected lebanon. That was their reasoning. Their reasoning. Jeremy, for ive their reasoning. Jeremy, forgive me their reasoning. Jeremy, forgive me for their reasoning. Jeremy, i forgive me for interrupting. Their reasoning. Jeremy, forgive me for interrupting. We are going to go live to an idea the thing which is got under way in tel aviv. Translation under a residential translation under a residential building,. Translation under a | residential building, from which they lead, designed it and commanded the warfare against israel. Nasrallah is responsible for the Murder And Abduction of civilians and soldiers in israel and other places in the world. He was one of israels biggest enemy throughout the decades, and his killing is making you bottled it better, safer place. It is not over yet. Hezbollah still has capabilities. In these very moments, our pilots are striking against hezbollah, facilities that this organisation has built for many years under the leadership of iran. Anybody who tries to assist hezbollah� s terrorist activities in lebanon is putting himself at risk. 0ver putting himself at risk. Over the last hours we have conducted an assessment, and now we are updating the instruction for our Home Front. No Minister Of Defence has confirmed that in the next few hours, people may not get together in groups larger than 1000 people, including an essential areas of israel. 0ur Instructions are for your safety, please continue to comply with them. We wont let you know of any change of the Home Front command, and i will get through this channel as well. We have challenging days ahead, was to have many missions to complete. First of all we need to bring back our hostages who are being held brutally by hamas in Gaza And Return at the residence in the North-and-south'>North And South to their home safely. We still have a lot of work to do, and we are determined to complete it. Questions . Is the idea preparing questions . Is the idea preparing for questions . Is the idea preparing for the questions . Is the idea preparing for the possibility that preparing for the possibility that iron preparing for the possibility that iran will preparing for the possibility that iran will find preparing for the possibility that iran will find at preparing for the possibility that iran will find at us that iran will find at us directly that iran will find at us directly after that iran will find at us directly after the directly after the assassination . L directly after the assassination . ~. , assassination . We have seen Firina Assassination . We have seen firing from assassination . 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Together with him, over the last few weeks we have killed the top echelons of this organisation, and we are continuing these hours as well to strike and kill the leaders of hezbollah organisation, and will continue doing so. Now and in the coming days we will continue striking against the leaders of this organisation. Should people and israel be sending should people and israel be sending their should people and israel be sending their kids should people and israel be sending their kids to should people and israel be sending their kids to school| sending their kids to School Tomorrow . Sending their kids to School Tomorrow . We sending their kids to School Tomorrow . Sending their kids to School Tomorrow . We conducted an Assessment Tomorrow . We conducted an Assessment And Tomorrow . We conducted an assessment and the tomorrow . We conducted Ani Assessment and the Minister Tomorrow . We conducted an I Assessment and the Minister Of Defence has confirmed no gatherings of more than 1000 people are allowed in at the central area of israel. This means no football games, no other such gatherings. For the safety of our civilians we are taking these precautions. At this point there is no other point in the instructions. In other words, schools will be open tomorrow. Again, they are assessing the situation all at the time and we will advise you of any change in the coming hours. ,. ,. ,. , of any change in the coming hours. ,. ,. , hours. Now that hezbollah is deterred. Hours. Now that hezbollah is deterred, can hours. Now that hezbollah is deterred, can the hours. Now that hezbollah is deterred, can the residents i hours. 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As i said, l we have a Mission To enable the residence of ezra to return to the homes in the North, and to that end we will do everything that end we will do everything that It Takes. Idistill that end we will do everything that It Takes. That It Takes. Will we be able to celebrate that It Takes. Will we be able to celebrate the that It Takes. Will we be able to celebrate the holiday that It Takes. Will we be able to celebrate the holiday in i to celebrate the holiday in peace to celebrate the holiday in peace or to celebrate the holiday in peace or do to celebrate the holiday in peace or do we to celebrate the holiday in peace or do we expect to celebrate the holiday in peace or do we expect the to celebrate the holiday in peace or do we expect the fire to continue . Peace or do we expect the fire to continue . Infe peace or do we expect the fire to continue . Peace or do we expect the fire to continue . ~. , to continue . We have challenges ahead, to continue . We have challenges ahead. We to continue . We have challenges ahead, we have to continue . We have challenges ahead, we have many to continue . We have challenges ahead, we have many challenges to complete. We are determined to complete. We are determined to face these challenges and complete them. Our duty is to protect and defend the people of israel, and will do everything within our capability to do that. What do we do about capability to do that. What do we do about the capability to do that. What do we do about the Fighting Capability to do that. What do we do about the fighting at i capability to do that. What do l we do about the fighting at the North . We do about the fighting at the North . Can at the scope of this North'>Firing North . Can at the scope of this firing he North . Can at the scope of this firing be reduced . I� m North . Can at the scope of this firing be reduced . Firing be reduced . Im saying the way It Firing be reduced . Im saying the way it is. Firing be reduced . Im saying the way it is. This firing be reduced . Im saying the way it is. This is firing be reduced . Im saying the way it is. This is not firing be reduced . Im saying the way it is. This is not over| the way it is. This is not over yet. We still have difficult days ahead. It will take time. We are doing and will continue to be doing everything that It Takes an orderfor the takes an order for the residents takes an orderfor the residents of the Northern part of israel to go back to their home safely. We need the people of israel, and especially the resonance of the North to continue complying with the structures of the Home Front command. They have being showing great resilience and i arent imploring our people to continue complying with instructions. This enables us to keep doing ourjob. When you follow the instructions of the Home Front command, this helps us reduce casualties on our side. ,. ,. , us reduce casualties on our side. ,. ,. , side. How do you explain the fact that we side. How do you explain the fact that we dont side. How do you explain the fact that we dont see side. How do you explain the fact that we dont see a side. How do you explain the fact that we dont see a lot i side. How do you explain the | fact that we dont see a lot of fire from fact that we dont see a lot of fire from lebanon fact that we dont see a lot of fire from lebanon to fact that we dont see a lot of fire from lebanon to the fact that we dont see a lot of I Fire from lebanon to the centre of israet . Fire from lebanon to the centre of israet . I fire from lebanon to the centre of israel . A. � fire from lebanon to the centre of israel . Of israel . I Cant Promise you that there of israel . I Cant Promise you that there will of israel . I Cant Promise you that there will be of israel . I Cant Promise you that there will be no of israel . I Cant Promise you that there will be no such that there will be no such fire. We have to be prepared. We have to keep reassessing, Reevaluating The Situation and be at Top Resonance with an attack and defence. 0ur Defence is not foolproof. There was a rocket from yemen not long ago we intercepted outside of israel, but still the sirens went off. That is why everybody needs to comply with the instructions. We are re evaluating the instructions all the time and we keep giving you notices. And yet we are very determined to do everything we can in defence and offence. I want to see a few things in english now. Hassan nasrallah, the leader of the terrorist army, hezbollah, was killed by Israel Defence forces and a precise strike in the rate Last Night while he was in hezbollah Central Headquarters, commanding more imminent attacks against the people of israel. For decades, hezbollah under the command of Hassan Nasrallah orchestrated countless attacks against innocent people. Hassan nasrallah had the blood of thousands of men, women, children on his hands. Israelis, dues, jews across the world, british, american, french, syrians, and. Hezbollah, under the command of Hassan Nasrallah, joined hamas in attacking israel on october 8. Just one days after Hamass Massacre on October 7. Hezbollah has been Firing Thousands of rockets, suicide drones, anti tank missiles and ballistic missiles at israeli towns and cities. 60,000 israelis fled their homes in Northern-israel'>Northern Israel. Hezbollah has openly declared that it has a plan to carry out its own 0ctober Plan to carry out its own October 7 massacre on israels Northern border, but on an even larger scale. They call this plan. Hezbollah has been planning to do this in Northern-israel'>Northern Israel what hamas did in the southern israel on October 7, invade israel, infiltrate israeli communities and massacre of israeli civilians. The israeli defense forces will not let happen. Hassan nasrallah, the leader of an evil terrorist organisation, the senior terrorist, eliminated with him and the Central Headquarters where a legitimate Military Target under international law. That intentionally built hezbollah headquarters under residential buildings, because hezbollah intentionally uses lebanese civilians as human shields. Hezbollah seeks to maximise civilian harm. Israel seeks to minimise it. Our civilian harm. Israel seeks to minimise it. 0urwar civilian harm. Israel seeks to minimise it. Our war is not with the lebanese people. Our war is with hezbollah. Hezbollah, under the command of Hassan Nasrallah, chose Tojoin The War that hamas started. There are consequences for that decision. Hezbollah is notjust a threat to israel and to the state of lebanon. Hezbollah is a threat to the world backed by the regime in iran. As of Last Night, hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, will no longer be able to terrorise the world. For nasrallahs many victims over the decades, whether in israel, argentina, syria, or lebanon itself, justice has been served. We warned the world countless times, hezbollah is dragging the state of lebanon and the entire region into wider escalation. Israel does not seek a wider escalation. We seek a wider escalation. We seek two simple things to bring the Hostages Home for almost a year and Hamas Captivity by all means. And to make sure that our borders are safe and secure for our citizens. Studio there we got a sense of that first official briefing in front of cameras, taking questions from local journalist. Just to give you quick i digne of some of the key point that he was talking about there. He spoke in english at The End, but first in he producing slightly different things. He said the killing of Hassan Nasrallah makes the world a better and safer place. Also saying that this is not over. He talked about challenging days ahead. A message for people inside israel. As of today, no groups of 1000 people or more are to get together in central israel. This is for their own security, a message she repeated a couple of times. And then been asked about being prepared for direct fire from iran, he said we are at top readiness to defend ourselves and to attack. 0n the damage inflicted on hezbollah, he said that they had taking a serious blow but that israel would continue to hit targets. And then speaking in english, perhaps a more broad international message, talking about the fact that Hassan Nasrallah had the blood of thousands of men, Women And Children on his hands from various international countries as well, notjust israelis. And also talked about the fact that in Israel Plus my eyes, they believe that hezbollah had its own plans for its own version of the October 7 attacks. Those are some of the points. The first time we have heard in person from the idf since the confirmation has come through that Hassan Nasrallah, the head of hezbollah, has been killed in an israeli strike in lebanon. Listen along to that was our international editor, jeremy bowen. Your thoughts after hearing that . I jeremy bowen. Your thoughts after hearing that . After hearing that . I think there is deep after hearing that . I think there is deep satisfaction | after hearing that . I think. There is deep satisfaction on there is deep satisfaction on the israeli side that they have done this. They are aware of the importance of nasrallah not just of the hezbollah organisation, back to the iranian network, the so called Axis Of Resistance in The Middle East. After the reigning leader, he was probably the most prominent persons associated with that. But also associated with that. But also a warning for israelis to be careful, no big gatherings. That is a pretty unusual statement for them to come up with, saying that this isnt over yet. So clearly expecting some kind of retaliation. Clearly Israels Air Force is on full alert, and they had been mobilising reservists, because there has been predictions from senior generals of a Ground Invasion of south lebanon. But i think haspolat are clearly under so much pressure, and the iranians as well, not wanting a wider war in The Middle East. They might decide not to do a great dealfor the time being, waiting to see what israel does. Perhaps trying to protect the Weapons Supplies that they still have. 0r the Weapons Supplies that they still have. Or they might decide that the blows that they are receiving from israel will, if left unanswered, Add Up for them to a strategic defeat. So lots of difficult questions for them. I think this almost a year of a traditional Border Warfare that preceded it was quite predictable, it was following a pattern. There arent any patterns now. I think every senses opportunities. I think The Americans and western allies who try to get a ceasefire even up who try to get a ceasefire even up to yesterday will be actually sensing dangers that the complications that will come from this, the potential dangers are something that they didnt want. However, i can absolutely guarantee to you that israelis are delighted by what they have done, and they are really proud of this feat of arms that they are at the moment imposing on lebanon, against the advice of their allies, against the advice of The Americans, who actually provided the aircraft and the bombs, who have pretty much been spectators while this is going on. The americans have said they were not for war on about the attack. They were supposed to have an arrangement between them, were they dont surprise each other. Well, if youll surprise a lot of people yesterday. The Idf Spokesman was talking about the Mission To get israelis back to their homes in the North. To get israelis back to their homes in the North. Where Do Ou Homes in the North. Where do you think homes in the North. Where do you think this homes in the North. Where do you think this development i you think this development today, or overnight, leaves israel in relation to that mission . Israel in relation to that mission . ~. ,. ,. , mission . Well, a long way from Achievin Mission . Well, a long way from achieving it mission . Well, a long way from achieving it. Because mission . Well, a long way from achieving it. Because clearly i achieving it. Because clearly it has deep and escalated the war. There has been a lot of talk about being on the brink, and people had been on the ring off and on for quite a few months. But they have tumbled right over, they have leapt over the brink. I think that just currently leader and causing so much damage to the organisation does not make it safer for israelis to go back home. Of course the army will argue that it is a big step along the way to getting to that place. The americans have a different idea. What they were doing was trying to arrange a political, diplomatic agreement. They have had an envoy working for months on it, and that was based on the Un Resolution which ended the last war between Israel And Hezbollah in 2006, the Security Council Resolution which basically demands a Pull Back from hezbollah from the border areas, and for them to be replaced by the regular lebanese Army And Un observers. That never happened after 2006. Before nasrallah was killed, he was saying that she would continue his rocket fired into israel until that was a ceasefire in gaza. I think what The Americans were hoping and at the last few days with this big last Minute Gamble was to say, 21 Day Ceasefire in lebanon, then a Big Push they were hoping to do on a gaza ceasefire, and then that would be away for nasrallah to have climbed down however, it is absolutely apparent that both the Prime Minister of israel and the leader of hamas dont want that ceasefire. They are not prepared to do the kind of deals that will be necessary to make what happened in to make what happened in to make one happen in gaza. Almost a year on from those hamas attacks, it is now enmeshed in the deepest crisis it has been in at any time in the last 12 months come up with a huge amount of uncertainty about what happens next. I can tell you, diplomats and leaders around the world have an interest in The Middle East will not be getting much of It Weekend at the moment. They will be trying to work out what nerveless means, when it is going. Those people who have an interest in the region, what they are going to do about it. But actually, the people who have most influence on what is going to happen next is the israelis, and also the surviving commanders of hezbollah, and their advisers, their patrons and allies in iran. I think western governments, four of their interest in what is going on, arejust watching. Interest in what is going on, are just watching. Interest in what is going on, are just watching. Arejust watching. One more line to pick arejust watching. One more line to pick up arejust watching. One more line to pick up from arejust watching. One more line to pick up from the idf| line to pick up from the Idf Spokesman there. In a question about Israels Readiness for direct fire from iran. Direct fire from iran. Dont foruet direct fire from iran. Dont forget as direct fire from iran. Dont forget as roasts direct fire from iran. Dont i forget as roasts assassinated in damascus reigning commanders. There was a large attack from iran towards israel. It was somewhat telegraphed and was seen as more of a performative menu of her. However, they were real weapons which really could kill people. And how theyd not been mostly blown out of the sky, then they might well have done that. Israel did not do that on his own, the us that a great deal, the british, jordanians, french also helped. But iran now want to go full On War because of this, because of the killing of this lebanese leader . I would killing of this lebanese leader . Iwould be killing of this lebanese leader . I would be very surprised if they wear. Because i think there are too many downside risks associated with that. I suspect iran would want to up the pressure from its various proxies, no cuties in yemen. It has militias loyal to it in syria and in iraq. Hezbollah itself has been rocketing israel this morning. There are different options that they may have. But i think they would not want a full On War. They might even pull in The Americans. Because to be honest they would sustain massive damage, and it is not something they would want. Thank you, jeremy bowen. We will cross live to david and my colleague anna foster. We had from the Idf Spokesperson that there would be challenging days ahead, that this is not over, that they will continue to hit targets. What will be the reaction where you are . I what will be the reaction where ou are . ~. , � , you are . I think whats interesting you are . I think whats interesting is you are . I think whats interesting is the i you are . I think whats interesting is the Sort L you are . I think whats. Interesting is the sort of reaction that im seeing from people around here, that it is just so hard to predict now what is going to happen next. This is a really significant and game changing moment. I think listening to analysis from Somebody Likejeremy Bowen at a moment like this is really useful. He talks about how this could impact the wider middle east. First of all, we look at how it will impact lebanon. And at the last Half Hour or so we have heard the sound of gunfire on the streets here in beirut. That is because there is a smaller Hezbollah Area not too far away. Traditionally when Hassan Nasrallah makes speeches or addresses, we have the sort of gunfire you see in this region, but people saw of lists the ribbons of into the sky. We have some of that as the news of Hassan Nasrallahs death has been spreading among supporters here in lebanon. For them this will be a moment of great insecurity and great emotion. He led hezbollah for more than 30 years, he is less Totemic Figure for them. This is a shia organisation, so it is peoples identities and religion. I do think we will see an emotional reaction from hezbollah supporters here. But i think it is important to counterpart that with the reaction that you saw in syria, for example, where we saw people celebrating that strike when it was suggested that it had killed him. Certainly israel will count this as a huge success when it comes to protecting israels own Safety And Security to actually remove the leader of hezbollah, the Organisation Fighting Weapons into israel. This will be a moment that will please them, not just moment that will please them, notjust because of the success of the operation, but for what it will mean in terms of what they. But of course that is hard to know where the organisation goes next. No doubt there will be somebody else in the hierarchy waiting to take over from Hassan Nasrallah, and all of these things will become clear in the next few days. Earlier i spoke to the former israeli Prime Minister, ehud 0lmert. He was Prime Minister in 2006. There was criticism of the operation at that time within israel. But when i spoke to him he talked about the successes, not just of the he talked about the successes, notjust of the operation Last Night to kill