Israel said Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. There was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
On Saturday morning, the Israeli military carried out several strikes in southern Beirut and eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valleywas killed in an Israeli airstrike, dealing the most significant blow to the Lebanese militant group after months of fighting. Hezbollah confirmed his death on Saturday.
Shoshani said that Israel has inflicted heavy damage on Hezbollah’s capabilities over the past week by targeting a combination of immediate threats and strategic weapons, such as larger, guided missiles. But he said much of Hezbollah’s arsenal still remains intact and that Israel would continue to target the group.Shoshani said it is “safe to assume” that Hezbollah will retaliate and that Israel is on “high readiness.”“We hope this will change Hezbollah’s actions,” he said.
"This doesn’t mean that Hezbollah is destroyed, because Hezbollah is made up tens of thousands of people,” she said. Mizrahi added that Nasrallah's death could provide a window of opportunity, while the organization is significantly weakened, for Lebanon to dilute Hezbollah’s far-reaching influence, especially in the south, that threatens to drag Lebanon into a full-scale war with Israel.
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