A crowd gathered in front of the building targeted by an Israeli strike in Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on July 30, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/OLJ)
BEIRUT — They're all there: in the center, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah; to his right, Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian commander of the Quds Force; and to his left, Imad Mughniyah, former deputy leader of Hezbollah. In a huge banner overlooking the debris-littered street, the three are pictured leaning over a map of military positions.Only Nasrallah is still alive — Soleimani and Mughniyah were assassinated in 2020 and 2008, respectively.A crowd, made up primarily of men, stares up intently at a building with several of its floors destroyed in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Israeli air force targeted the eight-story building. The explosion was heard throughout the capital.It was the anticipated retaliation after an attack on Majdal Shams in the...
BEIRUT — They're all there: in the center, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah; to his right, Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian commander of the Quds Force; and to his left, Imad Mughniyah, former deputy leader of Hezbollah. In a huge banner overlooking the debris-littered street, the three are pictured leaning over a map of military positions.Only Nasrallah is still alive — Soleimani and Mughniyah were assassinated in 2020 and 2008, respectively.A crowd, made up primarily of men, stares up intently at a building with several of its floors destroyed in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the Israeli air force targeted the eight-story building. The explosion was heard throughout the capital.It was the anticipated retaliation after an attack on Majdal Shams in the...