Ongoing tensions in the Middle East have been further heightened after Israel assassinated Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah for three decades. The incident could bring the region closer to a broader and more destructive conflict, raising concerns about Iran and the United States becoming involved. Israel continues to bomb Hezbollah targets in areas such as Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Aaj Tak follows the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah on Lebanese soil from the ground up. Let’s get an update on what’s going on there…
Lebanon declared five days of national mourning following the death of Hassan Nasrallah. All shops, commercial establishments and government offices will remain closed until October 2. There is an atmosphere of fear among the people after Israel bombed the Hezbollah headquarters in the Dahiya area of ​​southern Beirut. They are afraid to go home because they don’t know when Israeli planes will bomb again. Thousands of people spent the night in the open streets. People are migrating from southern Lebanon to other safer parts of the country. Let us tell you that southern Lebanon is close to the Israeli border.
Out of fear, thousands of Dahiyehs were forced to spend the night on the streets of Beirut. See reporter Ashraf Wani’s report#journalistdiary | (@ashraf_wani) pic.twitter.com/rtqeyG9PAh
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Israel claims Hezbollah hid weapons in residential buildings. On September 27, one such multi-story building in southern Beirut was razed to the ground by heavy Israeli air force bombing. The IDF said Hezbollah’s headquarters was built in the basement of the building and that the militia operated from here. Israel claims Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other top commanders of the group are in the building. Based on accurate intelligence input from Israeli intelligence agencies, the Israel Defense Forces dropped 80 one-ton bombs on the residential building. In the attack, Hezbollah’s top leader was killed along with Nasrallah.
After Nasrallah’s death, Lebanon fell into an atmosphere of chaos. People are devastated and awaiting Hezbollah’s response to the Israeli attack. Meanwhile, Hezbollah announced Hashim Safi Al Din as its new leader. He is a relative of Hassan Nasrallah. Hashem, who was born in 1964 in Deir Kano Nahar in southern Lebanon, has been considered Nasrallah’s successor since the 1990s. Hashim was studying in Iran at the time and was recalled to Beirut. Hashim began leading Hezbollah’s executive committee two years after Nasrallah took office.
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Before becoming Hezbollah chairman, Hashim Safiedine was responsible for the organization’s political affairs and served as chairman of its executive committee. Hashim is also chairman of the Jihad Council, which plans the group’s military operations. The United States declared Hashim a terrorist in 2017. Saudi Arabia also blacklisted him for working for Hezbollah and supporting the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Hashim Safiedine is outspoken on the Palestinian issue. He has been making fiery remarks against Israel, the United States and its friendly countries.
