Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, on July 10, 1992, surrounded by his supporters during the commemoration of Ashura in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Photo credit: Oussam Ayoub/Archives L'OLJ/AFP
It is 6:30 in the Lebanese capital. The walls are swaying. The southern suburb of Beirut has just been hit by the largest Israeli strike since the 2006 war. The bombs shook all of Beirut, the number of dead is unknown, there is talk of a "massacre."Another tragedy? Perhaps the beginning of a catastrophic scenario feared for months. The wildest rumor is circulating: the Secretary-General of Hezbollah has been killed.The next day, the news is confirmed. The unimaginable has happened. Hassan Nasrallah is dead. The news is announced by the Israeli army shortly after 11 a.m. By the afternoon, Hezbollah confirms. No one knows what the aftermath will bring. The sudden disappearance of this mythical figure plunges the country and the region into the unknown. But a page turns tonight.Ascending to the role of party leader 32 years ago,...
It is 6:30 in the Lebanese capital. The walls are swaying. The southern suburb of Beirut has just been hit by the largest Israeli strike since the 2006 war. The bombs shook all of Beirut, the number of dead is unknown, there is talk of a "massacre."Another tragedy? Perhaps the beginning of a catastrophic scenario feared for months. The wildest rumor is circulating: the Secretary-General of Hezbollah has been killed.The next day, the news is confirmed. The unimaginable has happened. Hassan Nasrallah is dead. The news is announced by the Israeli army shortly after 11 a.m. By the afternoon, Hezbollah confirms. No one knows what the aftermath will bring. The sudden disappearance of this mythical figure plunges the country and the region into the unknown. But a page turns tonight.Ascending to the role of party leader 32 years ago,...
