In Middle Eastern countries, anti-Israel factions condemn brutal attacks in Lebanon and the assassination of the Hezbollah leader

This photo taken on September 28, 2024 shows people displaced from the southern suburbs of Beirut due to Israeli airstrikes in Tripoli, Lebanon. [Photo/Xinhua]

Countries and anti-Israel factions in the Middle East on Saturday strongly condemned an earlier Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.

On Friday evening, Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Dahieh, killing Nasrallah and several other group commanders, according to the Israeli military. Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah’s death on Saturday.

In a statement, the group mourned Nasrallah, describing him as “a great martyr” and “a heroic, courageous, courageous, wise, insightful and faithful leader” for nearly 30 years who most recently led “the battle for Palestine, Gaza” and the oppressed Palestinian people.”

According to Lebanese television channel MTV, Friday’s raids in Beirut killed at least six people, injured 91 others, leveled several residential buildings and caused extensive damage to infrastructure in the neighborhood.

Shortly after Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah’s death, Hamas released a statement condemning the Israeli airstrikes on Dahieh as a “cowardly act of terrorism, a massacre and a heinous crime,” once again demonstrating Israel’s “bloodiness and brutality.”

Hamas held Israel fully responsible for “this heinous crime and its serious impact on the security and stability of the region” and condemned the US government’s “continued support” of Israel.

Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip condemned Erdogan on the social media platform

While also criticizing Israel’s “total disregard for innocent human life,” Iran’s Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif promised on

Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared five days of national mourning over the “martyrdom” of Nasrallah.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi also mourned Nasrallah.

In a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, Araghchi described Nasrallah’s death as a great loss for Lebanon, West Asia and the Muslim world.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani called Nasrallah’s assassination “a new sinful attack and a crime that confirms Israel’s crossing of all red lines” and said it reflected Israel’s “ruthless desire to end the conflict at the expense of all.” to expand the peoples of the country.” Region.” The prime minister announced on Saturday three days of national mourning in honor of the “martyrdom” of Nasrallah.

Also on Saturday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry condemned the “brutal aggression” against Lebanon and called on the UN Security Council to take a “firm and firm position to stop the bombings against the Lebanese people and put an end to the violation of their sovereignty.” . and the threat to their safety.”

Meanwhile, the Houthi group in Yemen called Nasrallah’s death a “great loss” and “a curse that haunts Israel until it is uprooted.” The group declared three days of mourning and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast.

In a statement from the Syrian Foreign Ministry, the Syrian government strongly condemned the “criminal Israeli aggression,” calling it another example of Israel’s “treason, cowardice and terrorism.” The ministry accused Israel of violating international law and held it fully responsible for the consequences of the attack.

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi made the comment in a post

In a phone call with Mikati, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi pledged to stand by Lebanon, especially in these critical circumstances. Sisi also stressed “the need for an immediate, comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.”

Since Monday, Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Lebanon, marking the largest Israeli military action in the country since 2006.

Israel’s latest escalation exacerbates ongoing clashes with Hezbollah that began on October 8, 2023, when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel in solidarity with Hamas, leading to Israeli retaliatory artillery fire and airstrikes in southeast Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health on Saturday, 1,640 people in Lebanon, including 104 children and 194 women, have been killed and 8,408 others injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 8 last year.