Hassan Nasrallah, who led Lebanese Hezbollah movement for more than three decades, was killed by Israel in a series of deadly strikes on the group’s underground headquarters in Dahieh, a southern suburb of Beirut.
The Israeli army announced his death on Saturday morning, Sep 28, and Hezbollah confirmed the news later in the day, saying the movement would “continue the Jihad (holy war) against the enemy and in support of Palestine.” Israel continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Saturday and Sunday morning, saying it had hit a Hezbollah target in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Heavy bombing has killed more than 700 people and displaced about 118,000 since it began last Monday. In response. Hezbollah had fired hundreds of rockets to northern and central Israel and the occupied West Bank.
“Stop the war, end the occupation”, an Arab-Jewish demonstration held by Partnership for Peace against the war in Lebanon and Gaza at Baqa al-Gharbiyye, Saturday, September 28, 2024 (Photo: Aljarmaqnet)
According to Hadash MK Aida Touma-Sliman: “32 years ago, when Israel killed Abbas Musawi, the co-founder of Hezbollah, the Israeli media announced that the ‘era of Hezbollah was over.’ The desire for revenge leads to blindness, and the intoxication of power makes one forget the lessons of history – as well as the captives and abductees in Gaza, and the war that has been going on for a year.” “The policy of assassinations not only violates international law, but also does not bring us closer to a real security or a stable solution and drags the entire region to the brink of an all-out war. Politicians, both in the coalition and in the opposition, continue to offer only one option: life on the sword and more revenge. The only solution is political and not a military one, the bloodshed must stop now,” she added.
Hadash-Ta’al chair, MK Ayman Odeh, said Saturday, “Israeli governments have been carrying out assassinations for decades, including against the most senior leaders of the Palestinian people. It did not promote security and did not stop any war, on the contrary. There is only one solution: to recognize the rights of the Palestinian people, end the cursed occupation and start a process that respects the rights of all the peoples of the region. The war in Lebanon and Gaza must be stopped immediately, we must fight for a hostage-prisoner deal and to prevent the Netanyahu’s government dangerous actions, aimed at a regional war.”
MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) “Oppose any bombing in the heart of a civilian population – in Gaza, Beirut, Kiryat Shmona or anywhere else. This is terrorism by any definition. Since the Israeli government escalated the attacks on Lebanon, we have had no more peace, residents of the north are not close to returning to their homes, the residents on other regions are close to losing them.”
“What kind of society is this that delights in mourning and mass bloodshed in Lebanon and Gaza? A sick, militaristic, violent, inhumane society that happily sacrifices its own sons and daughters, first and foremost the abductees in Gaza. The destruction in Beirut and Gaza is also a moral destruction of Israel against which we must fight – for a humane, democratic, egalitarian and free Israel. Enough for the war! Enough of the bloodshed! Only a political solution will bring security and guarantee our future,” he added.
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