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Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Killed in Israeli Airstrike, 60-Day Ceasefire Follows

Jan 5, 2025, 02:30 PM

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27, 2023, while inside the militant group's war operations room, according to new details disclosed by a senior Hezbollah official, Wafiq Safa. The airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs resulted in the deaths of six people, including Nasrallah, who was meeting underground with other senior officials. The assassination escalated tensions, leading to an all-out war that devastated parts of southern and eastern Lebanon for two months until a U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect on November 27. Safa confirmed that Nasrallah led the battle and war from the location where he was killed. Hezbollah plans to bury Nasrallah following the 60-day ceasefire with Israel, which also requires Hezbollah to move its fighters and infrastructure north of the Litani River and for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon within the same timeframe. Tensions remain high, with Hezbollah's current leader Naim Kassem warning of potential strikes if Israeli forces do not fully withdraw by the end of the month. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who negotiated the ceasefire, indicated that further discussions with U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein are expected.