Israel News for 9-30-2024
News Update
By this time you’ve all heard the good news: Israel killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, along with 20 other Hezbollah terrorists, in an airstrike against Hezbollah’s central command headquarters deep beneath a residential apartment complex in the Hezbollah controlled Dahiya neighborhood of Beirut.
Some of the other Hezbollah leaders eliminated include:
Nabil Qaouk, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Preventative Security Unit and a member of its Central Council, Ali Karchi, commander of the southern front, Ibrahim Hussein Jazini, head of Nasrallah’s personal security unit, Samir Tawfik Diab, an advisor to Nasrallah, Abd al-Amir Muhammad Siblini, responsible for Hezbollah’s force build-up, Ali Nawaf Ayoub, responsible for Hezbollah’s firepower. The deputy commander of operations of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Abbas Nilforoushan, just happened to be there too [what a surprise].
In another strike, Fateh Sherif, the head of Hamas’ Lebanon branch, was eliminated.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that 3 of its leaders were killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Kola district of Beirut.
Hashem Safieddine, a key figure within Hezbollah, has been chosen by the group’s Shura Council to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary-General. Safieddine, often seen as more hardline than Nasrallah, has close ties with Iran. Since 1995, he has been a member of Hezbollah’s top leadership body, the Majlis al-Shura, and serves as the head of the Executive Council, overseeing the group’s internal activities, including social and political operations.
So Israel is successfully eliminating the leadership of Hezbollah, Hamas and other terror groups. Unfortunately, while this is a highly damaging blow and will undoubtedly degrade their ability to mount organized and sophisticated attacks, it probably will not preclude the need for an Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon to push the tens of thousands of Hezbollah terror forces back behind the Litani river. IDF special forces have already mounted small-scale raids against Hezbollah and have entered Hezbollah tunnels along the border, inside Lebanon. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told troops in the north today: “Nasrallah’s elimination is not the end. To return the northern residents, we will activate all our capabilities, including you.”
Meanwhile, Hezbollah managed to fire at least 35 rockets at northern Israel this morning.
According to an IDF statement, the Israeli Air Force conducted a wide-ranging operation today, striking military targets of the Houthi regime 1,800 km from Israel. Dozens of Air Force aircraft, including fighter jets, tankers, and intelligence planes, were involved, targeting oil ports and power stations used by the Houthi regime for military and oil supply operations.
