Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel called its enemy number 1, has been killed. In a speech on September 19, he threatened retaliation from Israel. Nasrallah said-
Israel tried to commit genocide in Lebanon by pager blast. They will have to pay the price, attacked at the right place, at the right time and in the right way.
He was assassinated on September 27, the 8th day after this speech. Nasrallah was only 15 years old when he first took up arms against Israel. He died at the age of 64 at the hands of Israel. He maintained enmity with Israel for 50 years, receiving aid from Iran from the bunkers of Beirut.
So how did Israel get to him… The story of 24 hours from ordering the killing of Nasrallah to dropping a 13 thousand kg bomb on his headquarters in pictures…
First image…attack command
Pictured is Netanyahu commanding the attack… According to a New York Times report, Israel received information about the whereabouts of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah several months ago. They feared that Nasrallah would change their position. In such a situation, Israel had to attack immediately.
On September 27, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in America. He came to address the UN Assembly. Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order to attack Nasrallah's hideout at 4 pm from America. At this time it was 6:30 PM in India.
Another picture…speech at the UN
In the picture, Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly… Israel's prime minister arrives at the UN General Assembly after authorizing the killing of one of his biggest enemies, Nasrallah. It was 5:30 in Israel at this time. While in India it was already 8 o'clock.
He said he did not want to come to the meeting, but when he saw many leaders lying about his country, he had to come to represent Israel. Netanyahu threatened to destroy Hezbollah from New York. He said, Hezbollah fires rockets at us from schools, hospitals, kitchens.
Hezbollah has turned large parts of Israel into ghost towns. 60 thousand of our people could not return home. If someone does this in America's San Diego, will the American government tolerate it?
Netanyahu said, we cannot let another October 7 happen. I would say to the dictators of Tehran, if you attack us, we will strike back as necessary.
Third image…Operation New Order
8 Israeli fighter jets took off late on September 27 to attack Hezbollah's headquarters… According to Israeli Brigadier General Amichai Levin, killing Nasrallah required world-class skill.
They had to target the underground area silently. So that there is no trace of Nasrallah and Ali Karaqi. Every 2 seconds, 8 fighter jets drop a total of 13 thousand kg of bombs. Bombs were released after hitting the right target. Israel has named the mission to kill Nasrallah 'Operation New Order'.
4th image… monitoring from the command center
During the attack on Beirut, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant and the IDF Chief of Staff were monitoring the operation from the command center. In 2006, when Israel's war with Lebanon ended. According to the NYT, Israel has since been preparing to eliminate Hezbollah.
According to the report, Israel started sending its undercover commandos to Lebanon for intelligence missions 18 years ago. Through this, the Israeli army got information about Nasrallah's exact location.
Fifth image… target hit
At around 9:30 pm on September 27, news broke that Israel had attacked Hezbollah's headquarters. The picture is from that time. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was present at the scene of the attack. However, Nasrallah's death in the attack could not be confirmed.
Sixth pic…only scraps left
Israel targeted 6 buildings in Beirut to kill Nasrallah. According to the NYT, Israel used the BLU-109 bomb. This is also called Bunker Buster Bomb.
The continuous bombing left a crater about 20 meters or 65 feet deep where the building stood. An earthquake of sorts was felt when these bombs fell in Beirut.
Seventh Pic…Mission Complete
Israeli fighter jets returned within minutes of destroying Hezbollah's headquarters. Israel used F-15I fighter jets to carry out this mission. These fighter jets are manufactured by Boeing Company of America.
Eighth picture…mourning for the martyr
Hezbollah confirmed the killing of Chief Hassan Nasrallah 20 hours after the Israeli attack. Hezbollah said at 5pm on Saturday that Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike at 9:30pm on Friday. After this, people from Lebanon to Iran started mourning. People of Lebanon and Iran are giving martyr status to Nasrallah.
Ninth Image… Fear of Anarchy
Tanks have been deployed near the Burj al-Ghazal bridge in Beirut since Saturday afternoon following Nasrallah's death. In fact, the Lebanese government fears that the assassination of the Hezbollah chief could lead to clashes between the Shiite and Christian communities.
There are 3 important communities in Lebanon (Shia, Sunni and Christian). They have been fighting among themselves for power in Lebanon for years. Lebanon was engulfed in a 15-year civil war from 1975 to 1990.
10th Image… Also celebrating in the Middle East
Hezbollah dominates not only Lebanese politics, but the entire Middle East. When civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Hezbollah sent thousands of its troops to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This is the reason why Western countries could not remove Assad from power even if they wanted to.
Syria is currently divided into 3 factions. One part is occupied by Bashar al-Assad, one part by rebel groups and one part by ISIS. Rebel groups in Syria celebrated Nasrallah's death.
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