Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah’s death. Biden, "it is justice for its victims"

Hezbollah confirms that Hassan Nasrallah is dead. This was reported by Hezbollah’s broadcaster, Al Manar. “The general secretary of Hezbollah, he joined his great and immortal martyrs, whose journey he led for almost thirty years,” says Hezbollah. “His Eminence the Master, the Master of the Resistance, the righteous servant, stood by his Lord as a great martyr, courageous and heroic leader, wise believer , insightful and faithful, joining the eternal caravan of martyrs of Karbala in the bright light of the divine path of faith in the footsteps of the martyred prophets and imams,” adds Hezbollah according to Al Manar.

Nasrallah’s lifeless body was found and identified on Saturday morning, according to reports from the Israeli press, which cites sources from the Defense of the Jewish State. I was also found next to the body of the Shiite leaderThe lifeless body of Hezbollah southern front commander Ali Karaki.

The president of the United States Joe Biden defined the death of Shiite Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli bombing “a measure of justice for its many victims including thousands of American, Israeli and Lebanese civilians.” “Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for the killing of hundreds of Americans during a reign of terror that lasted nearly four decades,” the president in a White House statement, in which he reiterated Israel’s right to self-defense.

The attack that killed Nasrallah “took place in the broader context of the conflict that began with the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023.” “Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to ally himself with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said.

Netanyahu: “The balance of power will change for years to come

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He declared, for his part, that the killing of the Hezbollah leader represents a historic turning point that could change the balance of power in the Middle East, although he warned of “difficult days” ahead.

“Nasrallah was not a terrorist, he was the terrorist,” Netanyahu said. “The killing of Nasrallah was a necessary step to achieving the goals we set ourselves, returning northern residents safely to their homes and changing the balance of power in the region for years to come.”

Tajani: Italians leave Lebanon

The situation in Lebanon, therefore, continues to be increasingly critical. AND the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on the sidelines of Sergio Mattarella’s state visit to Germany, he simply reiterates what has already been said in the previous days: “We invite all Italian citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible”. The invitation is to leave Lebanon “also using scheduled flights which – he added – continue to operate from Beirut to Milan and Rome”. “We are trying to protect our soldiers in the best possible way – Tajani then specified -. We asked for reassurances from the Israeli government, which provided us with guarantees for the 1200 soldiers on the border between Hezbollah and Israel”.

For the death of Nasrallah, Iraq has proclaimed three days of mourning. This was established by Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani, after the influential Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, also announced three days of mourning. “We belong to God and to Him we will return”, reads an official statement issued from Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani described Nasrallah as “a martyr on the path of the righteous” and called the Israeli bombing of southern Beirut a “shameful attack” and “a crime that demonstrates that the Zionist entity has crossed all red lines.”

For Khamenei, Israel did not emerge victorious

Five days of national mourning, however, will be observed in Iran. “The Resistance front has lost a prominent leader and Hezbollah has lost an unprecedented leader, but the blessings of its decades-long jihad will not be lost – said Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei -. The attacks that the Resistance front resistance will direct towards the enemy will be clearer”.

“The evil Zionist regime did not emerge victorious from carrying out this atrocity,” writes Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in X. “By the grace and power of God, the blows dealt by the Resistance Front to the exhausted and deteriorating body of the Zionist regime will become even more crushing.”

And also the Houthi movement in Yemen mourns the passing of Nasrallah, his ally in a front led by Iran that opposes Israel. “The resistance will not be broken and the jihadist spirit of the Mujahedin brothers in Lebanon and on all supporting fronts will become stronger and bigger,” the group said in a statement.

Over the past year, the Iran-aligned Houthis have launched repeated drone and missile attacks on ships in the crucial shipping channels of the Red Sea, as a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in Israel’s war on Gaza. The group, which controls northern Yemen, has also fired missiles and drones at Israel repeatedly, some of which targeted the central region for the first time.

Today the Iranian media announced that in the Israeli attack on Beirut, in addition to Nasrallah, a deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard also lost his life. “Brigadier General Abbas Nilrushan was killed in the Israeli attack on Beirut, together with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah,” we read in the Mehr agency. Muslims must “support the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with all means at their disposal and assist them in confronting the evil regime of Israel – commented Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – The fate of this region will be determined by the forces of the resistance, with Hezbollah at the forefront”.

Winds of war in Iran

In the next few days Iran will begin registering to send its troops to Lebanon. This was announced by Iranian Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari, Iran’s vice president for international affairs, according to US broadcaster NBC. “With the public registration, officials will definitely grant permission for the deployment of forces in Lebanon and the Golan Heights,” Akhtari said. “We can send troops to Lebanon to fight against Israel, just like we did in 1981.”

The Lebanese government, for its part, has convened an extraordinary emergency session, which will be held this evening at 7.30pm local time, in response to the events of the last two days. The Lebanese army has deployed throughout Beirut, in a guard position at the main intersections of the capital, ready to intervene in any popular reactions to the killing of Hezbollah general secretary, Hassan Nasrallah. Meanwhile they were formed queues in Beirut supermarkets, where residents rush to buy basic necessities, such as water and dry foods, while the people are queuing in front of ATMs. The local press also reports that the buzz of low-flying Israeli drones patrolling the skies of Beirut has been a constant sound since the early hours of the day, in addition to the din of ongoing airstrikes.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on the day the army confirmed the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut, he said that

Israel is not at war with the Lebanese people. Referring to the Hezbollah leader, Gallant, quoted by the Guardian, called him “the murderer of thousands of Israelis and foreign citizens. He was an immediate threat to the lives of thousands of Israelis and other citizens. To the people of Lebanon, I say: our war is not with you. It’s time for a change.”

In any case, Israel’s air strikes on Lebanon since September 16 have so far caused the deaths of 1,030 people. This was reported by the Lebanese government in an update updated to September 27 of the Israeli raids against Hezbollah. “From 16 to 27 September, 1,030 people died, including 156 women and 87 minors. Furthermore, 6,352 people were injured”, said the Lebanese Minister of Public Health, Firas Abiad, at a press conference.

The Turkish president also had his say on the situation in the region: “Turkey is and remains at Lebanon’s side – underlined on his X Recep Tayyip Erdogan profile -. Israel’s policy of invasion has now targeted Lebanon. Civilians and children have lost their lives following the savage attacks in recent days. A massacre unacceptable for anyone with a conscience. The Islamic world takes a strong position. Turkey, in these difficult days, is and remains alongside the Lebanese people and government. I unreservedly condemn the Israeli attacks and invoke Allah’s forgiveness for all those who lost their lives.”