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Israel has said that it killed Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut yesterday. Information that Nasrallah was at Hezbollah’s main headquarters in Beirut arrived while Israel’s Prime Minister was addressing the UN in New York, and a decision was made to target the man who has been terrorising Israelis for more than three decades.
Nasrallah was more than an arch-terrorist. He was a gifted politician and leader, under whose leadership Hezbollah turned from a minor terrorist group into a large, heavily armed powerhouse that worked its way into Lebanese politics as a political party. Hezbollah has always been more loyal to the Islamic Republic of Iran than to Lebanon and shared their goal of establishing an Islamic republic, thereby undermining Lebanese independence and sovereignty.
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Nasrallah, 64, was born in a village in southern Lebanon and was a deeply devout Shiite Muslim. He was one of the founders of Hezbollah and became leader of the terror organisation when his predecessor was assassinated by Israel in 1992.He was a gifted politician and leader, under whose leadership Hezbollah turned from a minor terrorist group into a large, heavily armed powerhouse
Nasrallah was more than an arch-terrorist. He was a gifted politician and leader, under whose leadership Hezbollah turned from a minor terrorist group into a large, heavily armed powerhouse that worked its way into Lebanese politics as a political party. Hezbollah has always been more loyal to the Islamic Republic of Iran than to Lebanon and shared their goal of establishing an Islamic republic, thereby undermining Lebanese independence and sovereignty.
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Nasrallah is dead and Hezbollah is broken
Israel confirms the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a major strategic victory in the ongoing conflict.
