- Netanyahu’s journey to New York was designed to “trick” Hassan Nasrallah, an Israeli official has stated.
- His speech on the UN was a part of a “diversionary plan,” the official advised The Telegraph.
- Nasrallah, who was the chief of Hezbollah, was killed following an Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current speech on the United Nations in New York was designed to “trick” Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, giving him a false sense of safety, a senior Israeli official advised The Telegraph.
The “diversionary plan” aimed to make Nasrallah suppose Israel wouldn’t perform vital army motion with Netanyahu away.
“Netanyahu permitted the strike earlier than delivering his speech on the UN,” the official stated.
The Israel Protection Forces stated on Saturday that Nasrallah, who had led Hezbollah since 1992, had been killed in a strike on Beirut on Friday.
The IDF stated the strike focused Hezbollah’s central headquarters, which it stated the group had constructed beneath residential buildings.
It added that senior Hezbollah commanders had been assembly there when the strike was carried out.
Hezbollah later confirmed Nasrallah’s loss of life whereas vowing to proceed its combat in opposition to Israel “in help of Gaza and Palestine, and in protection of Lebanon.”
Hezbollah has since confirmed that two different senior officers, Ali Karaki, the commander of the Southern Entrance, and Nabil Qaouk, the commander of Hezbollah’s Preventative Safety Unit and a member of the group’s Govt Council, had additionally been killed in airstrikes.
Throughout his UN handle, Netanyahu stated that Israel would “proceed degrading Hezbollah till all our targets are met.”
In a press release following the information of Nasrallah’s loss of life, President Joe Biden stated: “The USA absolutely helps Israel’s proper to defend itself in opposition to Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and some other Iranian-supported terrorist teams.”
“Finally, our intention is to de-escalate the continuing conflicts in each Gaza and Lebanon by diplomatic means,” he added.
Iran’s supreme chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemned Nasrallah’s killing in a collection of statements on Saturday.
Khameini has since been moved to a safe location as Iran tightens safety within the wake of Israel’s strikes on Lebanon, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed regional officers briefed by Tehran.
