Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed that Lebanon will make Israel “regret their actions” following the targeted killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Nasrallah, who had led the Lebanese militant group since the early 1990s, was killed in an Israeli strike on Friday.
In response to his death, Iran, a key backer of Hezbollah, relocated Khamenei to a secure location.
“The fate of this region will be determined by the forces of resistance, with Hezbollah at the forefront,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
Announcing Nasrallah’s killing, the Israel Defence Force said: “The IDF eliminated the so-called Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.’
“Yesterday, the IDF killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the terrorist organization Hezbollah and one of its founders.
“The IDF also killed Ali Karaki, the commander of the southern front in the terrorist organization Hezbollah, and a number of other Hezbollah leaders.”
A Hezbollah statement read: “The leadership of Hezbollah pledges to the highest, holiest, and most precious martyr in our path full of sacrifices and martyrs to continue its jihad in confronting the enemy, supporting Gaza and Palestine, and defending Lebanon and its steadfast and honourable people.”
Responding to the news, the British foreign office pointed to comments made by Foreign Secretary David Lammy made at the UN this week.
He said: “A full-blown war is not in the interests of the Israeli or the Lebanese people.
“And that is why within hours of last week’s strikes I called for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanese Hizballah and Israel.
“Our priority must be a political solution in line with Resolution 1701.”
Airstrikes hit one of Beirut’s most heavily populated southern suburbs earlier in the day – with blasts heard throughout the Lebanese capital.
(LBC)
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