Iran Declares Five Days of Mourning Adter Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah's Assassination

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:21pm on 28 Sep 2024,Saturday International

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has announced five days of mourning following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Khamenei emphasized that Nasrallah's blood "will not go unavenged." The Israeli military has confirmed airstrikes in Beirut's Dahieh area, where Nasrallah was killed. Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, justified the operation as a crucial counter-terrorism action, labeling Nasrallah an "arch-terrorist" responsible for over 30 years of aggression against Israel. In response to the escalating conflict, more than 50,000 people have fled Lebanon to Syria, with over 200,000 displaced within Lebanon due to ongoing violence.

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