The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) claimed on Saturday that they have 'eliminated' Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah group. It all started when Israeli fighter jets dropped bombs on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut.
The operation to kill the chief of Hezbollah was code-named as Operation 'New Order' according to the Israeli military. The airforce meanwhile has shared images and a video of the moment what was going on in the command center in Israel during the big airstrike on Hezbollah.
The Operation to Eliminate Nasrallah:
The Chief of the General Staff commands the operation to eliminate the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in the Israeli Air Force command center with the members of the General Staff Forum. pic.twitter.com/EQo40eJjbU Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) September 28, 2024
In a statement, Israel Air Force said," Fighter jets of the Air Force under the precise intelligence guidance of the intelligence wing and the defense system, attacked the central headquarters of Hezbollah, which is located underground, under a residential building in the Daha area of Beirut." "The attack was carried out while the top brass of Hezbollah were at the headquarters and engaged in coordinating terrorist activities against the citizens of the State of Israel," the statement further added.
: . - pic.twitter.com/xVv0WBzmYt Israeli Air Force (@IAFsite) September 28, 2024
The statement also said that during the 32 years of the Hassan Nasrallah's tenure as the leader of Hezbollah, he was responsible for the murder of many Israeli civilians and soldiers, and for the planning and execution of thousands of terrorist acts against Israel and around the world. Nasrallah was the main decision-maker and the sole approver of strategic-systemic decisions, and sometimes also tactical decisions in the organisation.
It also further said that the terrorist organization Hezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah, joined the war against Israel on October 8. Since then, Hezbollah has continued its attacks against the citizens of the State of Israel, and has dragged the State of Lebanon and the entire region into escalation.
Israel's army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi meanwhile vowed to "reach" anyone who threats Israeli citizens.
"The message is simple, anyone who threatens the citizens of Israel -- we will know how to reach them," he said in a statement.
The military also said it killed Hezbollah commanders Muhammad Ali Ismail and Ali Karake, among others.
*With Agency Inputs
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