The Israeli army killed the senior commanders who could replace Hasan Nasrallah in Hezbollah, one by one, and finally killed Hasan Nasrallah by targeting him with 85 missiles, each weighing approximately 1 ton. Thereupon, Hezbollah gave the message “We will continue to fight.”
OATH OF REVENGE FROM Khamenei
Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei published a message regarding the killing of Nasrallah. In the message conveyed by İHA, Khamenei said, “The massacre of defenseless people in Lebanon once again revealed the brutality of the Zionist regime and also revealed the narrow-mindedness of the occupying regime leaders.” Khamenei stated that the Zionist regime did not learn from the war in Gaza and said, “This terrorist gang failed to understand that the mass killing of women, children and civilians cannot weaken the resistance organizations. Now they are trying to implement the same foolish policies in Lebanon.”
Declaring 5 days of mourning, Khamenei said that Nasrallah’s revenge would be taken and said, “The future of this region will be determined by the resistance forces led by Hezbollah. With God’s permission, Lebanon will make the enemy regret it.”
“LEBANON, ITS VILE AND DISGRACEFUL ENEMY WILL REGRET WHAT THEY DID”
Khamenei stated that the Lebanese people have not forgotten that the invading Israeli army entered Beirut and that Hezbollah expelled them from Lebanon and made Lebanon free and honorable, adding: “Today, with God’s permission, Lebanon will make the occupying, vile and disgraceful enemy regret what he did.” . “All Muslims must stand with the Lebanese people and the honorable Hezbollah and support them against the occupying and cruel regime,” he said.
ISRAELI ARMY IS ON HIGH ALERT
Israeli army spokesman Nadav Shoshani said in a statement that the army was on high alert against a wider conflict and that he hoped that “Nasrallah’s death” would cause Hezbollah to change course. Shoshani said, “We hope that this will change Hezbollah’s actions. We have seen Hezbollah launch attacks against us for 1 year. It is safe to assume that they will continue or try to continue their attacks against us.”
Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said in his statement: “The message is simple, we know how to reach anyone who threatens Israeli citizens.”
FIRST STATEMENT FROM NETANYAHU: WE ARE EVEN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke for the first time after Nasrallah’s killing. Stating that they are dealing with a “murderer” responsible for the killing of countless Israelis and many American and French citizens, Netanyahu said, “He was the main engine of Iran’s axis of evil.”
The moments when Netanyahu approved the airstrike that killed Nasrallah
“THE KILLING OF NASRALLAH WAS THE FUNDAMENTAL CONDITION FOR US”
Describing Nasrallah and his assistants as “the architects of the plan to destroy Israel,” Netanyahu said, “He was not only activated by Iran. In many cases it has prompted Iran to take action. “Killing Nasrallah was the basic condition for achieving the goals we set,” he said.
“WE WILL FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN THE COMING DAYS”
Noting that he understood that the heavy attacks carried out by the Israeli army at the beginning of the week would not be enough, Netanyahu said, “As long as Nasrallah was alive, he could quickly rehabilitate Hezbollah’s capabilities. So I gave the order and Nasrallah is no longer with us.”
Regarding the killing of Nasrallah, Netanyahu said, “It was a step that will not only advance the return of the northern residents to their homes, but also the return of our captives in the south and change the balance of power in the region in the coming years.”
Stating that their work is not over despite their successes, Netanyahu said, “We will face significant challenges in the coming days and we will overcome them.”
HE INtimidated IRAN
Sending threatening messages to Iran, Netanyahu said, “We will attack those who attack us. There is no place in Iran or the Middle East beyond the reach of Israel’s long arm, and today you know how true that is. A year ago our enemies attacked us and thought that Israel was on the path to destruction. “After a year, attack after attack, success after success, they realized how their hopes were broken,” he said.
Stating that Israel is on the rise, Netanyahu said, “Israel is winning, we are determined to ensure the return of those living in the north and to bring the captives home. We will not forget them even for a second.”
USA WARNED ISRAEL: IT WILL BE CORRUPtive
According to the news in Washington Post; Possible steps taken by Israel or Iran after the killing of Nasrallah gave rise to intense diplomatic discussions. Senior US officials urged Israel not to launch a ground operation in Lebanon. Officials have warned that such a move could backfire by making it harder to weaken Hezbollah’s position within the country.
The immediate danger, according to senior officials, will be how Iran chooses to respond to Nasrallah’s killing.