The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed the demise of Hassan Nasrallah, the notorious leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah, in the aftermath of a substantial Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah command bunker on Friday.
The IDF made the announcement on Saturday morning, signaling a significant shift in the year-long conflict. According to RedState, the airstrike targeted the underground headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, resulting in the death of Nasrallah and other high-ranking commanders of the terror group. The Israeli military has intensified its airstrikes against Hezbollah assets in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon, following the strike on the group's main headquarters, which left parts of Beirut engulfed in smoke and dust.
The IDF's recent operations have successfully eliminated a significant portion of Hezbollah's senior leadership. In a statement, the IDF confirmed that along with Nasrallah, Ali Karaki, the commander of Hezbollah's so-called Southern Front who had recently survived an assassination attempt, was also killed in the Friday afternoon strike, along with other top commanders in the terror group.
The demise of Nasrallah, who spent his life hiding behind a shield of women and children, has been met with celebration rather than outrage in the region. People in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and other parts of the Middle East are celebrating the elimination of Nasrallah, who was responsible for Hezbollah's thuggishness and the perpetual war it created.
The campaign against institutional terrorism in the Middle East, led by Israel since October 7th, has shown promising signs. When Jared Kushner, often criticized for his approach, embarked on his mission to reshape the strategic map of the Middle East, he understood that negotiating with the Palestinian leadership was futile. They were more interested in promoting victimhood and refusing to negotiate. When the impractical "two state solution" was discarded, Israel was able to establish normalized or at least non-hostile relations with historical adversaries such as Saudi Arabia.
Nasrallah's reign was supported by Iran and a US foreign policy establishment that subsidized Hezbollah in Lebanon. His elimination, along with the ongoing Israeli campaign against Hezbollah that has either killed or chased underground anyone who might be construed as a leader in Hezbollah, opens a crucial window for someone else to fill the power vacuum. If this strategic void is filled by anyone other than Iran's stooges, the region's security structure could be restructured. The region, weary of fighting, is ready for change, and without the Iranian-backed cancer that is Hezbollah, change is feasible.
In his speech at the UN, Netanyahu clearly outlined the issue. The region can either continue in a state of poverty, terrorism, and warfare, or it can abandon the old way of doing business and work together to uplift all nations in the region. This is not an exaggeration; it is a crossroads.
The notion that warfare is an exercise in proportionality has been permanently debunked. A proportionate response only serves to prolong conflicts and increase casualties on both sides. Israel's response to the October 7 Massacre demonstrates the very real possibility of ending the so-called "cycle of violence." This is not merely a sop to the conscience or virtue signaling, but a strategic move towards a more peaceful region.
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