{"id":90468,"date":"2024-09-28T22:33:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=90468"},"modified":"2024-09-28T22:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:33:29","slug":"hezbollah-confirms-leader-hassan-nasrallah-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2024\/90468\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beirut (National Times) Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed and vowed to continue the battle against Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel said earlier that it had killed the Hezbollah leader in an airstrike in Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs a day earlier, in what would be a devastating blow to the group as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Aftermath of the Israeli air attack in Lebanon&#39;s capital, Beirut, that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.<br><br>\u2014 in pictures <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bvSHNOP7Rd\">https:\/\/t.co\/bvSHNOP7Rd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XvSL3OVtCZ\">pic.twitter.com\/XvSL3OVtCZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJEnglish\/status\/1840043796056117367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nasrallah\u2019s death marks a major blow not only to Hezbollah but also to its alleged backers in Iran. He was a leading figure in the Tehran-backed \u201cAxis of Resistance\u201d, helping to project Iranian influence across the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran, which arms and finances Hezbollah, said a senior member of its Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed in the same strike. IRNA news agency reported General Abbas Nilforoushan, deputy commander of the Guards\u2019 operations, died in the strike that killed Nasrallah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan was martyred in Israel&#39;s attack on Beirut along with Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YTNuYm027H\">pic.twitter.com\/YTNuYm027H<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrnaEnglish\/status\/1840020240706515357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whom he led for about 30 years,\u201d Hezbollah said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said he was killed with other group members \u201cfollowing the treacherous Zionist strike on the southern suburbs\u201d of Beirut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFP journalists heard a passer-by scream \u201cOh my God!\u201d, and women weeping in the streets after Hezbollah announced the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah said it would continue its battle against Israel \u201cin support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defence of Lebanon and its steadfast and honourable people\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It did not say how Nasrallah was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah\u2019s Al-Manar TV began airing verses from the Holy Quran after his death was announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military said in a statement that Nasrallah was eliminated in a \u201ctargeted strike\u201d on the group\u2019s underground headquarters under a residential building in Dahiyeh \u2014 a Hezbollah-controlled southern suburb of Beirut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said he was killed along with another top Hezbollah leader \u2014 Ali Karaki \u2014 and other commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanan-Attack.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanan-Attack.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanan-Attack-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lebanan-Attack-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe strike was conducted while Hezbollah\u2019s senior chain of command were operating from the headquarters and advancing terrorist activities against the citizens of the State of Israel,\u201d it claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military \u201celiminated [\u2026] Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation\u201d, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote in a statement on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorise the world,\u201d the Israeli military said in a post on X on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.<\/p>&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1839937408587968917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late on Friday, a source close to Hezbollah told Reuters that Nasrallah was not reachable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Tehran, posters of Nasrallah were erected bearing the slogan \u201cHezbollah is alive\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani posted on X that Nasrallah\u2019s \u201csacred goal will be realised in the liberation of Quds (Jerusalem), God willing\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0628\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u06cc\u0645<br> <br>\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0633\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0642\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0633\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0644\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064b\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u062d\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064c \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0651\u0647\u0650\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0632\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0646\u064e<br><br>\u0631\u0627\u0647 \u067e\u0631\u0627\u0641\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0631 \u0633\u06cc\u062f \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0648\u0645\u062a \u062c\u0646\u0627\u0628 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0633\u06cc\u062f\u062d\u0633\u0646_\u0646\u0635\u0631\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/a> \u0627\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0647 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u06cc\u0627\u0641\u062a \u0648 \u0622\u0631\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0648 \u062f\u0631 \u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u0645\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u0647\u062f \u0634\u062f\u060c \u0627\u0646\u0634\u0627\u0621\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cqjz0l2D37\">pic.twitter.com\/Cqjz0l2D37<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nasser Kanaani (@IRIMFA_SPOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IRIMFA_SPOX\/status\/1839995005089275907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Iran\u2019s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned what he called Israel\u2019s \u201cshort-sighted and stupid policy\u201d, without referring to Nasrallah\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli airstrikes shake Beirut; more Hezbollah commanders killed<br>Israel\u2019s five hours of continuous strikes on Beirut early on Saturday followed Friday\u2019s attack, by far the most powerful by Israel on the city during the conflict with Hezbollah that has played out in parallel to the Gaza conflict for nearly a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAc7CRuIC4g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAc7CRuIC4g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dawn Today (@dawn.today)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters journalists heard more than 20 airstrikes in Beirut before dawn on Saturday and more after sunrise. Smoke could be seen rising over the city\u2019s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday\u2019s airstrike on Dahiyeh shook Beirut. A security source in Lebanon said the attack \u2014 a quick succession of massively powerful blasts \u2014 had left a crater at least 20 meters deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of people have fled the area since Friday\u2019s attack, congregating in squares, parks and sidewalks in downtown Beirut and seaside areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey want to destroy Dahiyeh, they want to destroy all of us,\u201d said Sari, a man in his 30s who gave only his first name, referring to the suburb he had fled after an Israeli evacuation order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearby, the newly displaced in Beirut\u2019s Martyrs Square rolled mats onto the ground to try to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military said a missile fired at central Israel on Saturday had struck an open area. Earlier, the military said about 10 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory and that some had been intercepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Israeli military also said it was striking Hezbollah targets in the Bekaa Valley, a region of eastern Lebanon at the Syrian border that it has pounded over the last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military said in a statement that it had killed the commander of Hezbollah\u2019s missile unit, Muhammad Ali Ismail, and his deputy Hossein Ahmed Ismail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon have widened to new areas this week. On Saturday, an airstrike hit the Lebanese mountain town of Bhamdoun, southeast of Beirut, Lebanese lawmaker for the area Mark Daou told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mayor of Bhamdoun, Walid Khayrallah, told Reuters that the strike hit a large empty lot and did not cause any casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lebanon death toll rises; people flee<br><\/strong>Lebanese health authorities confirmed six dead and 91 wounded in the initial attack on Friday \u2014 the fourth on Beirut\u2019s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs in a week and the heaviest since a 2006 war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The toll appeared likely to rise much higher. There was no word on casualties from the later strikes. More than 700 people were killed in strikes over the past week, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah\u2019s Al-Manar television reported seven buildings were destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours later, the Israeli military told residents in parts of Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs to evacuate as it targeted missile launchers and weapons storage sites it claimed were under civilian housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah denied any weapons or arms depots were located in buildings that were hit in the Beirut suburbs, the group\u2019s media office said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaa al-Din Saeed, a resident of a neighbourhood that Israel identified as a target, told Reuters that he was fleeing with his wife and three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Children-in-Beirut1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe found out on the television. There was a huge commotion in the neighbourhood,\u201d he said. The family grabbed clothes, identification papers, and some cash but got stuck in traffic with others trying to flee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to the mountains. We\u2019ll see how to spend the night &#8211; and tomorrow we\u2019ll see what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around 100,000 people in Lebanon have been displaced this week, increasing the number uprooted in the country to over 200,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fears the fighting will spread<br><\/strong>Hours before the latest barrage, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations that his country had a right to continue the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs long as Hezbollah chooses the path of war, Israel has no choice, and Israel has every right to remove this threat and return our citizens to their homes safely,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several delegations walked out as Netanyahu approached the lectern. He later cut short his New York trip to return to Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hezbollah has fired hundreds of rockets and missiles against targets in Israel, including Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group said it fired rockets on Friday at the northern Israeli city of Safed, where a woman was treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the UN, where the annual General Assembly met this week, the intensification prompted expressions of concern including by France, which with the US has proposed a 21-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a New York press conference: \u201cWe believe the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict \u2026 We will continue to work intentionally with all parties to urge them to choose that course.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Condemnations<br><\/strong>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was committing a \u201cgenocide\u201d in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLebanon and the Lebanese people are the latest target of a policy of genocide, occupation and invasion carried out by Israel since October 7,\u201d Erdogan wrote on X, without directly referring to Nasrallah\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo person with a conscience can accept, excuse or justify such a massacre,\u201d he added, calling for a stop to Israel\u2019s \u201cmindless\u201d attempts to extend conflict across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0130srail\u2019in, 7 Ekim\u2019den bu yana s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc soyk\u0131r\u0131m, i\u015fgal ve istila politikas\u0131n\u0131n yeni hedefinde L\u00fcbnan ve L\u00fcbnan halk\u0131 vard\u0131r.<br><br>\u0130srail\u2019in vah\u015fi sald\u0131r\u0131lar\u0131 sonucunda son bir hafta i\u00e7erisinde aralar\u0131nda \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n da oldu\u011fu \u00e7ok say\u0131da L\u00fcbnanl\u0131 katledilmi\u015ftir.<br><br>Vicdan sahibi hi\u00e7\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan (@RTErdogan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTErdogan\/status\/1840016791235404284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yemen\u2019s Houthis said the killing would strengthen their determination to confront \u201cthe Israeli enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe martyrdom of \u2026 Hassan Nasrallah will increase the flame of sacrifice, the heat of enthusiasm, the strength of resolve,\u201d said a statement from the leadership council of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, vowing to achieve \u201cvictory and the demise of the Israeli enemy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamenei condemned what he called an Israeli \u201cmassacre\u201d in Lebanon after the strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe massacre of the defenceless people in Lebanon once again revealed the ferocity of the Zionist rabid dog to everyone, and proved the short-sighted and stupid policy of the leaders of the usurping regime,\u201d Khamenei said in a statement, without mentioning the fate of Nasrallah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khamenei\u2019s statement gave no mention of Nasrallah but he said Israel was \u201ctoo weak to cause significant damage to the solid construction of Hezbollah in Lebanon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He called on the \u201cAxis of Resistance\u201d, Iran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East that have targeted Israel and its US ally, to stand with Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLebanon will make the aggressor and the evil enemy regretful,\u201d said Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources said Iran was in constant contact with Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned the Israeli killing of Nasrallah as a \u201ccrime\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Friday attack was a \u201cshameful attack\u201d and \u201ca crime that shows the Zionist entity has crossed all the red lines\u201d, Sudani said in a statement, calling Nasrallah \u201ca martyr on the path of the righteous\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamas said it mourned Nasrallah following his killing in an Israeli airstrike, saying his death would only fuel the fight against Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCrimes and assassination by the occupation will only increase the determination and the insistence of the resistance in Palestine and Lebanon to go forward with all their might, bravery and pride on the footsteps of the martyrs \u2026 and pursue the path of resistance until victory and the dismissal of the occupation,\u201d Hamas said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe reaffirm our absolute solidarity and standing with the brothers in Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, who are taking part in the battle of the Al-Aqsa Flood to defend Al-Aqsa mosque, alongside our people and our resistance,\u201d Hamas added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamic Jihad, another Iranian-backed Palestinian group, said in a statement: \u201cSooner or later, the resistance forces in Lebanon, Palestine, and the region will make the enemy pay the price of its crimes, and taste defeat for what its sinful hands have done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked how Nasrallah\u2019s death would affect the fight against Israel, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters: \u201cThe assassination of Hassan Nasrallah will not break the will of the resistance and we are confident that the occupation will lose the battle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beirut (National Times) Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed and vowed to continue the battle against Israel. 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