Khamenei, in a statement after the Israeli army said it had killed Nasrallah, said: "The fate of this region will be determined by the forces of resistance, with Hezbollah at the forefront".
Nasrallah, 64, kept out of the public eye for many years, fearing assassination by Israel. It was under his leadership that Hezbollah was able to drive Israel out of south Lebanon.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah has yet to issue any statement on the status of Nasrallah. Israeli army spokesperson wrote on X, “eliminated Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization.”
World leaders have voiced concern that the conflict was escalating rapidly given the heaviest fighting in nearly 2 decades between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
A joint statement was signed after discussions at the UN Wednesday by several nations calling for diplomatic negotiation & resolution of the conflict, while also advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Francis did not specifically identify Israel, but said he was ‘saddened by news from Lebanon that bombardments have caused much destruction and many victims’.
The militant group holds Israel’s spy agency responsible for assassinating its leaders and blowing up pagers & and walkie-talkies; the single missile was intercepted by Israel.
After nearly a year of war with Hamas, Israel is now focusing on Hezbollah in the north, where the Iran-backed group has fired rockets in support of Hamas.
Latest attacks come amid heavy cross-border fire, as Israel shifts focus to its northern border, where Hezbollah has been firing rockets into Israel in support of ally Hamas.
Rahul’s prolonged absence from Bihar, along with the bloc’s delayed decision to name Tejashwi as CM candidate, finally gave the RJD leader the space to step onto the electoral turf with confidence.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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