In a statement, IDF said, ‘Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.’
New Delhi: Reacting to the killing of top Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel Embassy in India spokesperson Guy Nir has warned that those who threaten Israeli civilians will be found and eliminated, adding, Israel is prepared for many scenarios.
Guy Nir said, “A few hours ago, the Israeli Defence Force confirmed the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, along with him were Ali Karaki, and many other Hezbollah’s high-rank officials, people with lots of blood in their hands. This is not the last of the tools in the IDF’s toolbox.”
“Those who threaten Israeli civilians will be found and eliminated whether it’s near or far. Just as we are prepared for this precise attack, we are prepared for many other scenarios,” he added.
Earlier in the day, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in the airstrikes carried out by the Israeli military in Beirut.
In a statement, IDF said, “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world.”
The IDF said that alongside Nasrallah, the commander of Hezbollah’s so-called Southern Front, Ali Karaki, was also killed, along with other commanders, The Times of Israel reported.
Nasrallah was targeted at Hezbollah’s main headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh on Friday. The headquarters is underground, beneath residential buildings in the Dahiyeh, according to the IDF.
“The strike was carried out while the top brass of Hezbollah were at their headquarters and engaged in coordinating terror activities against the citizens of the State of Israel,” the Israeli military said.
The IDF also said that dozens of anti-ship missiles stored by Hezbollah under buildings in the Lebanese capital of Beirut were also destroyed in Israeli airstrikes overnight.Hezbollah was known by the IDF to be in possession of the Chinese C-704 and C802 missiles, as well as the Iranian Ghader, which have ranges of up to around 200 kilometres, as reported by Times of Israel.
Following the announcement of Nasrallah’s killing, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said that Israel will reach anyone who threatens the country and its citizens.