All of Beirut shook on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2024, already heavy with unease, when a sudden roar of Israeli F-15s tore through the sky. Moments later, they released 85 bombs, each weighing 900 kilograms, onto Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.In this underground facility, the late party Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was said to have a private room — a bed and prayer corner. His eldest son, Jawad, recounted that shortly before his assassination, Nasrallah bid farewell to his wife, telling her they would not see each other again.The day after thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously in the hands of Hezbollah supporters — triggered remotely by the Israeli military — Nasrallah delivered his final speech. Read more When Hezbollah digs its own grave Rejecting the notion of farewells, which he saw as...
All of Beirut shook on the afternoon of Sept. 27, 2024, already heavy with unease, when a sudden roar of Israeli F-15s tore through the sky. Moments later, they released 85 bombs, each weighing 900 kilograms, onto Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.In this underground facility, the late party Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah was said to have a private room — a bed and prayer corner. His eldest son, Jawad, recounted that shortly before his assassination, Nasrallah bid farewell to his wife, telling her they would not see each other again.The day after thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously in the hands of Hezbollah supporters — triggered remotely by the Israeli military — Nasrallah delivered his final speech. Read more When Hezbollah digs its own grave Rejecting the notion of farewells, which he saw...
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