Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up in beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecessor was assassinated by israel. To thousands, maybe millions of Shia Muslims in lebanon and beyond, he was a hero. To israel, he was a wanted terrorist. Armed with up to the minute intelligence, the israeli Air Force targeted the underground bunker where hezbollah s leadership was meeting. This is both a major escalation and a challenge to iran. Translation this is not | the limit of our capabilities. We must be very clear, there are more tools at our disposal and the message is simple anyone who threatens the state of israel will be reached, whether in the north, the south or even a more distant places. Or even in more distant places. Hezbollah s power has been seriously weakened by the recent assassinatio
Said nasrallah had been one of the countrys biggest enemies throughout history and his killing had made the world a better place. In their statement, hezbollah vowed that they would continue to confront their enemies, Support Gaza and palestine, and defend the people of lebanon. We can see plumes of smoke evident over several locations in tahir on saturday morning, following those strikes overnight. They have continued into today, with israel continuing to bombard parts of the city. The Israeli Military also attacking targets in the Bekaa Valley, they say, after detecting a rocket that had been fired from lebanon. So, lets remind ourselves just exactly who was Hassan Nasrallah . He was the leader of lebanons militant Shia Islamist Hezbollah movement, with close links to iran. He was one of the best known and most influential figures in the Middle East. Born in 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up in beirut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neighbourhood. Its he became leader of hezbollah in 1992 at th
Have an impact notjust on the continued fighting between israel and lebanon, continued fighting between israeland lebanon, but continued fighting between israel and lebanon, but also on the wider part of the region as well. Now, strikes have continued to date here in beirut. I want to show you the strikes that have been going on in lebanon. Officials here say that nearly 800 people have now been killed since monday, and that particular attacker was describing to you that killed Hassan Nasrallah took place here in beirut. You can see the proximity of this to the southern suburbs of the city, i Hezbollah Strongholds. This is a blow to that group but also to its main backer and finance, iran. Already, we are waiting to see how iranians proxies, and there are various of them across the region, we are talking about iranians backed Militia Groups in iraq and syria, and the houthis in yemen, and of course, hamas In Gaza, who are waiting to see what the response may be. Ata at a Grassroots Res
From the United Nations, where the Un Secretary general Antonio Guterres said violence in lebanon must stop now, he is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of events In Beirut in the last 2a hours, this cycle of violence must stop and all sites must step back from the brink of war. The people of lebanon, israel, and the wider region cannot afford an all out war. Have a Security Correspondent Frank Gardner reports on the latest escalation of conflict between israel and hezbollah. Heavy artillery fire. A devastating blow inflicted by israel, hitting the heart of hezbollah s Command Centre In Beirut. Within hours, the israeli military announced they had eliminated, as they put it, the groups leader. Hassan nasrallah had been Secretary General of hezbollah for 32 years, overseeing its growth into the worlds most heavily armed non state army. He was born in lebanon in 1960, growing up In Beirut s eastern bourj hammoud district. He took over the leadership in 1992 when his predecesso
Bleeding, they are Command Structure has been decapitated, communications have been set was sabotage, Weapons Domes have been blown up. Theyve really got a big arsenal below ground, which includes these long range missiles. There will be some of the ranks who are being for blood, being for revenge, theres a video thats on Social Media its been verified that appears to show the son of Hassan Nasrallah screaming for revenge. Apoplectic glee angry, and there will be many of those fighters in those Pager Attacks who will want revenge. Do they unleash this long Range Missile Arsenal and try to overwhelm israels defences in cities like Tel Aviv . They could do that but the response from israel would be catastrophic to lebanon. Israel has the united states at his back helping it, to protect for any further retaliation. Then when it comes to around, theyve hidden away their leader, Ali Ayatollah Khamenei in case he too gets assassinated, hezbollah was its Pet Project since the early 19805, its