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Lebanon entered a state of security, political and social chaos, after Israel assassinated the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday, and continued its aerial bombardment of the party’s headquarters, amid fears of an all-out war raised by the statements of US President Joe Biden, who ordered the strengthening of the position of US forces in the East. Al-Awsat, describing the assassination of Nasrallah as a “just measure,” reiterating its support for Israel’s right to defend itself.
Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon’s caretaker government, warned that the danger threatens the country. After a series of Israeli raids that resulted in the killing of senior Hezbollah leaders, the party became without effective leaders.
Israel published a picture of all the leaders it assassinated months ago, headed by Hassan Nasrallah, the official of the Southern Front, Ali Karki, Ibrahim Aqeel, the leader of the Radwan unit, Fouad Shukr, the party’s military operations official, Wissam al-Taweel, who before Aqeel took over the Radwan unit, and Talib Sami Abdullah. , official of the Victory Unit, and Muhammad Nasser, official of the Aziz Unit.
Yesterday, an Israeli raid targeted a member of the party’s Central Council, Nabil Qaouk.
Yesterday, the Israeli army announced that it used 80 tons of explosives to assassinate Hassan Nasrallah, whose death Israel officially confirmed before Hezbollah, indicating a deep security exposure. Yesterday, attention turned to the potential new leader of the party, as the name of Hashem Safi al-Din, head of the party’s Executive Council and its second-in-command, was mentioned, while news spread that Naeem Qasim had temporarily assumed leadership.
